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Ttie nmi who n.ii in ivturivi chi-wlu
(r&s Is dead, but Hie evil Hint liu (II I
tirm after iiim.
Tlic Kaiser has talked Into a phono
fcrn,ih. Every ftcrmnn mny now hear
bis master's vole.
' Waat a calamity It would be If Sland
irdOtl stock should fall until It became
rerMi only Its par value!
William Rockefeller has succeeded In
teeevcrlng IS cents In n suit for da;n
tges. To him that hath (lull be givrp.
If Count Bon I really wanted work,
however, he might have some trouble
In finding anything useful taut he couid
fle.
Jrtikln Lloyd Jones called Senator
riflmaa a "geographical anachronism."
Twg sounds worse than p.iruliclipipi
Sen.
It's too bad that so many women are
Blares to the habit of using terms of
Ws artnent which convey neither mean
lag nqr dense.
Andrew Carnegie s CI) years of age,
tntis still strong enough to give away
tare at three libraries a day without
fecfiDg fatigued.
It U said that Mine. Gould Is think
ing of marrying again. Surely the poor
wian can't bo blamed for feeling that
see can do better next time.
A lien on the premises of Cornell
adversity has laid 223 eggs In less
tkM ten .months. Yet there are people
Wo sneer at higher education.
"Beware of prosperity," said John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. All right, Johnny, we
premise yo,u that we will Jump every
case we hear a honk-wagon coming.
Emperor William has found that It Is
impossible to .please everybody, a dig
cwery that was first made by a coun
try newspaper editor a long time ago,
Public opinion has brought about the
dissolution of the British soap tru-tt.
Be la this case public opinion was
backed by public refusal to buy trurt
Tick -our friends." said Mr. Roeke
titter la a recent talk to, bis Suuda?
Clol class. Irreverent people are now
iMng him why It Isn't Just as proflt
Jrfe to akin them.
' William Dean Ilowells Insists that
teaJus (a merely another name for hard
wrk. Still, there are many people
who will continue to believe geulua is a
combination of goad luck and skillful
tertlalng.
Benjamin Ryan Tillman declares that
he has forgotten more nbo.ut the race
question than the average man will
ever know. That, however, does not
bring na any nearer a solution than we
were before.
Another prize fighter has been so
badly punished In the ring that there
are same doubts concerning bis ability
U pull through. Has prize fighting
ceased to consist chiefly of discussions
la the sporting columns?
How great a toll of ships the sea au
tinally takes Is shown In a compilation
made by a French Jouruul from the fig
ures oj the Bureau Veritas, which la
tke French Lloyds. Statistics of ma
rine disasters show that In 1003 there
Were lost 889 steamers and 047 other
reseels, making a total of 1.03S; so on
sen day "the ocean swallows on an
f,erage about three ships, a barge, n
enqpiier and a steamship." And at the
4m4 of the year a monster navy bus
bees -engulfed.
It in admitted by all erperta that
feottoatl is a man's gam and that It Is
extremely perilous when engaged In ly
tere boys. Practically all the death
and serious Injuries In looa were
among school playera. The game la safe
flirty when played by carefully train '1
teams composed of matured player
The great college teams are watched
over with tb utmost care and no one
la allowed to play who Is not known to
be fit. Whenever It Is shown that t
man is not fit he Is taken out Mam-
""J uea car can not be exercised in I
ine cae or tbe echcol players.
We hope It is not true, although It Is
reported In the daJly press of Boston
tiat "Gypsy Smith." the new revival
Ut, conducts children' meetings In
which scores of iltUe ones of 5 years
old ami upward are throwu Into an ng
wry of penitential rlef. We believe
that every expert psychou-glst iu the
ctrtllzed world to-day. many of them
persons of orthodox training and I,
lief, hold that such excitements are ab
normal and Injurious. They really
come within tbe scope of the authority
riven, to the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children. The antiquated
Irfea of human depravity Involved in
ench au anneal to children nr n.i, ...
podia ted by enlightened members of ii '
scuowiuauons.
now many readers evur heard tJ the
Kuahagak BlverT Not many, It Is safe
to say. Tet the Depiirtnient of Com
nerce and Labor pronounces this r!vr
f Western Alaska "one of the linp.nt
snt Cubing streams of the world." Tii
fish which the Kuhag:ik furnishes
salmon, the taking, cnnng. freezt.ig
and salting of which I, mi Alaskan 1 1
dustry, the Importance of wklcli
shown by a recent rep yt Issued bv t ie
Department of Commerce rul r,aS
The first two canneries wero built ;a
1878. Since the.i the number ha 1 1
creased until In 1!H:2 there wero s!x.i'
four establishment, wnic.i j ut u; in r
than two and one h-.l million c-ti.
Low prices dure then liavo somcvrli.t
reduced both tbe nii.nl.ei- of ran.ic. -m
and the out; ut j nevei Uit-icsi, aim emi
tting tex'tt ' !- .i. nearly tw-'.iiv.
two aiillloii ..,(( ...mo Leou sent oat
In order o, provide some counterpoise
to thin tremendous drain, the packer
combined to start hatcheries. ThoM
have been carried on with Important re
sults and Increasing succors. In 1001
the United States Bureau of Flshr-r-le
took up the work In addition to
what had been done by the packer".
There nro now nine hatcheries, from
which about fc.nr hundred and fifty
million fry have been liberated.
A powerful sermon outside, the pul
pitwas preached the other day. It
was spoken by a man who was divorced
from lil wife some time ago. On thli
occasion they wcro being married again.
The groom said : "We only saw each
others' virtues after we were separated,
and I trust we have fully learned tho
lesson of self denial and unselfishness."
A truly Hue acknowledgement It Is
all too much tho human way to magni
fy the faults of others and minimize
their virtues. It Is a bad way. And
tho disposition Is nt the bottom of much
of the misery of married life. This
eotiplf! like ninny another snw ench
others' virtues after the mischief was
done. Hut unlike many another couple,
this two permitted no false pride to
stand In tho way of a recovery from
tbe mistake. The groom, contlnul:.?.
said: "Misunderstandings will no doubt
arise In the future age and experience
warn us against looking to the Juvenile
lovers paradise but we hope to be
able to settle our differences In digni
fied and dispassionate manner." It Is
safe to predict there will be no second
divorce of this couple. They have
learned their lesson that true mar
riage Is based upon mutual esteem and
forbearance. "We only saw each oth
ers' virtues after we were separated."
That la the sermon. We are all of us n
mixture of virtues and faults. But
there Is a lot of good in all of us more
good than bad In most of us. To be
able to see the good and overlook the
fault ah. there's your secret of happi
ness. Your wife, Mr. Married Man.
over and above ber faults. Is worthy to
be loved for her virtues. Tour hus
band, Mrs. Married Woman, over and
above his weaknesses, hah a lot of good
In him. "If there be any merit, think
of these things."
"THE MAN BEAUTIFUL."
II mad III Staler Regarded ot
Equal Value la "Bftautr Parlor."
The London Dally Mall baa bee a In
vestigating the entire toilet of "the
man beautiful," says the New Tork
World. . It has found that nearly 10
per cent of the customers of the
"beauty parlors" of London are men.
Tbe barber shops in England do not
offer the incidentals to be had In the
ordinary American barber shop, and
men go to tbe "beauty parlors" to have
their complexions cleared by the appli
cation of hot towels, skin food and
facial massage, as well aa to have (heir
nails manicured. One "specialist In
good looks" tells how hands are whit
ened by tho skillful use of tiowdcr. and
aaya "men love to be manicured in this
uinnner."
Tho "beauty parlors" aid men to re
duce their weight, and there can be
learned tho valuable secret of how not
to get bold. This reclpo IsMlellghtful
ly simple : Do not irritate the roots of
the hair by unnecessarily disturbing
them harshly w'th combs, brushes and
rough towels.
According to the "beauty specialist"
In the Mall:
"A woman hirj little tact and no grat
itude where we are concerned. It la
useless to point out her Improvements
to a woman. She always wants more.
But s man expects nothing and Is
thankful."
Then the woman who delights in re
storing the appearance of youth tells
with what heartfelt earnestness one
man, after viewing himself la a mirror,
said: "I look young again."
There seems to be a world-wide epi
demic of fatty degeneration of the
waist, for the periodicals and newspa
pers of New York, London, Paris and
Berlin contain an increasing number ot
remedlea for obealty, chief f which
aeems to be the corset, under such
aliases aa waistband, eelnture, dress
belt and health brace. The tact that
these corsata for men are advertised
ehowa that many men bay them.
The day seema to be coming, If it
has not arrived, when of the male sex
na well aa the fomale. It can be said
that "gracefulness la deceit and beuutj
Is vanity."
A Gnroa Horse.
The following incident given by a
writer In the 8t. Louis Republic. Indi
cates that It Is possible for s horse te
be "a perfect gentleman." Two fine
looking horses attached to single bug
gies were bitched near the entrance to
tbe St. Lou I Merchants' Exchange.
They were hitched everal feet apart,
but tbe bltcuing straps allowed them
sufficient liberty of movement to get
their heads toegther If they so de
sired. The owner of one of them had taken
tbe opportunity of a prolonged stop te
give the horse a feed of oats, which
wus placed on the edge of the side
walk In a bag.
He waa contentedly munching tils
oats when hla attention was attracted
by the actions of the other -horse,
which was evidently very hungry. He
eyed the plentiful supply of oats wist
fully and neighed In an Insinuating
uianner.
The horse with the feed pricked up
bis ears polltel? and replied with a
ndgh. which mut have been, in orse
language, an InrltetWn to the other
fellow to help himself
Evidently he accepted It, for he
moved along In thi direction of the
bag as far aa the h'tchlug strap woulj
permit But the strap was not long
enoush, and his hungry t.ioutb well
about a yard short of the hag.
The host noticed and ecmc to ap
preciate this difficulty. Fortunately
fiere was some leeway to his strap.
8i he moved slowly nlong t lie curb,
pushing tbe bag with bl nose until bis
guest was able to reach it. Tlnn. after
a friendly noserub of sulut.ulon, the
two horses eoutentedly finished th
out" topether.
tbe camel must be all right, other
wis, uature wouUln't buv backed htm
up
THE GOSPEL OF COMMON SENSE.
II I liaiilr XcriicU lr the lllalust
It is probably 111110:1;; ihi; working
people toilny tll;lt. relatively t their
mean, tlie KreJlient uin euit of extra it
gauee and leriilisiH'h 1:.; to (Iu fu
ture exist t. It Is iio.lt";ublu even In
the siua'ler towns that In the shops
nnd groceries tho mst expcualro nr-
tUlcs nro largely sold, and finery In
dres Is a pawlor,. It has been found
by observation of the girls who work
iu mills and factories t!at the largest
part of their wages goes to u)Ichs
adornment; Indeed, many of them siy
that their purpose In working at all Is
In order to get money for fine hats nnd
clothes. With a proper education from
childhood, such a stale f thing would
be Impossible. Wheu they come to
marry they are without knowledco of
how to manage a household In a
thrifty way. A close observer and stu
dent of social questions estimates that
In the United States a thousand mil
lions of dollars are wusted In bad cook
ing, nnd as much more In drink, every
year. Suppose that fust sum were
saved annually and turned Into en pi
tnl for the workers. How soon condl
tlons would change for tbe better, and
gradually disappear. There ought to
lie a gospel of cooking preached all
over the land, not only In the luterest
of thrift and saving, but of good
hen 1 llu
It is not necessary or desirable that
thrift should be carried to the point of
miserliness or stinginess. Fur from It
What is needed Is, while maklug al
lowance for recreutlou and wholesome
amusements, to keep always lu sight
the proper proportion of things, rela
tive to income, and every mouth to
save something. It was Franklin who
said: "If you know how to spend less
than you get, you bne the philoso
pher's stone."
If n man Is thrifty, he accummulatcs
something with which to be Judicious
ly generous, and provides for occn
siomii recreation within :ns means
and he cultivates a habit of mind
which is Invaluable In all directions. It
Is the hard-working mua who knows
l,ow to use the little fragment of
time which come along with every day
who do things.
WILL IT CUREf
Tropla Vriretabla Itemed? for 11 an
tra Nun Helm? Tried.
Dr. Joseph Thompson, of yatU''ta
Md., u suburb of Washington, b-Heves ,
he bus n cure for rabies. Ho Is a
prM'ticing physician, a graduate of the
University of Durhum, tug., and has
been in the United State i5 years.
The result of his experiments Ih await
ed with a great deal of Interest.
Dr. Thompson while la India !n 1SS3
saw two natives on the ground appar
ently dead. They were said to havj
been bitten by veuemous nuakc.t i'.H ii
he saw another native bend over tba I
tuen and blow from a leaf a white I
oowder ui) the nostrils of cieh. A
ihort time Inter the two men were up
tind, walking around, apparently suf
fering no 111 effects from the bites.
. The Identity of the plant iim I r.
Thompson states, has not been fully I
fstabllshed. It has a spiral, lily-like J
leaf, which does not unfold. It ap
pears green and moist, but it hard nn l
brittle to the touch. It grows In iso,
dark Jungles in the tropics.
Dr. Thompson has received suppiias
of the plnnt from Uulnua, South Amer
ica and also from Buriuah, British In
din. lie believes It Is closely allied to
the herb nsed by Mexlcau Indians nnd
other natives of the tropics In the
treatment of venomous bites nnd
poisoned arrow wounds, and It is
probably the plant referred to by trav
elers as the spectacular remedy used
lu many muladles that manifest their
terrific effects In the brain, spinal cord
and nervous system.
The remedy hi always administered
by being blown up the nostrils of tho
'intlent, preferably up the nostril of the
sldo on which the bite la located. This
Is followed by a profuse flow of niu
cus. turbid nt first, hut Boon hoeomln
clear if the disease is true rabies. The
wound becomes Inflamed, and npou be
ing opened will exude a purulent dis
charge. In the case of animals treated signs
of Intelligence enn be seen In the eye
within an honr after administration.
Horses fonr hours after vloleut rablc
convulsions have been standing In
their alalia whinnying for food nud
moving their heads to parts of their I
bodies Injured during their struggles.
Dr. Thompson believes the remedy will
be found useful In diseases of the men
ingitis type.
CHANCE FOR MOSLEM ClRLS.
XDSnmllaaial Aivanlain Offered In
Turkey Slaraa of an AwakenlaK.
In Turkey there sre I.5O0 schoejs In
whlcb girls receive educatlou. There
ore forty secoudary schooU having 8,.
(MM) girls on their roils. The learning
of koran Is compulsory and arithmetic,
geography and elementary science are
taught Teaching has now become a
respectable profession and young wom
en, after passing the normal examlna
ns, elect to tiecoine tutoresses In dis
tant parts of tbe empire.
Thoje who are In a position to nros. I
cute their studies to the highest stand-1
ard learn the French. Knitllsh and Cor.
man languages, which they sjienk fluent-
ly. In Constantinople young women
go up for the medical profession and
there are more than 300 nurses at the
present day. Female education la not
an Innervation among the Mohammedans
of the present day.
Arab aud Moorish women In t .ir
palmy days, when their Kuroean sis- ,f thH stat of wuU'h Georgia pro
tars weiy steeped In Ignorance, w. aid dUl" t!le lar quality and Vermont
deliver sermous nd would profesa la tho hlsht crades. But of the grades
ollegea and schoojs. The present de-
lerable fcosltlon of the Mohanmmi,.n
uales Is due to the general degra la-
on of tbe nation. An awakening Is
now taking place In sojne parts of the
Mohammedan world and the day may
possibly duwn again when the stnln of
Ignorance may be wiped off from be
Mobauimeduu women ot this country
with the help ey government Calcutta
Couutry and People.
The chronic croak has to draw straws
with the chronic brag as to which la
the more uupopula
ONE LANUUAGF. FOR ALL.
II fltM.nlre Mara Iban One Tonitin"
for lh World'a Bpperh,
No living language can become to
day tho vehicle of Intercourse for the
whole civilized world, and it Is absurd
to look for such a thing, says Me
('lure's. Tho r.eceptauee of any lan
t.i;i,e, were u cugnsn or r rencii or
Sp.-.Tlsh, tJeriuan or Dutch, Itusslau
or Japanese, would Immediately not
only crush tho pride of the other na
tlons but would give to the favored
jM-opIe such an enormous advantage in
the eon trnl of the political world nnd
such Immeasurable preference In the
world's market that 110 healthy nation
would consent to It before Its down
fail.
lor that reason the
chances were never worse; the spirit
of Mtrennoii! yet friendly, rivalry be
tween tho nations in the markets of
the world was never more wide awake,
and the feeling of uationaj honor was
rcr purer and nobler. The more tl"
'opes for International arbitration bo-
Mine realized, the more all nations of
the world become sinceere friends; the
more they are eager and ought to be
eager to keep dour their own Individu
ality, together with their own rlchts
and duties, their own successes and
responsibilities. Andrew Cnrnegle'a lib
erality mny build a palace In The
Hague In which a concert of tho most
eiwgatoneu nations sneaks lustlee
i-'irougu Its tribunal. But Andrew Car
negie has not the power to elevate his
simplified spelling board in Madison
avenne to the height of a tribunal far
superior to any Hague court; a trl-
ounal which shall decide that English
ought to become the one International
language, because the English-speaking
nations have "the most progressive civ
ilization."
Some South African baboous ostra-
Jlze the uged among them, refusing to
help or feed thein whenever they are
uunhle to do anything for themselves.
When hyenas plague lions by ateal-
Ing pieces of the prey, the lion will
brow chunks of meat toward them at
shorter and shorter distances, until
they get wlthiu reach of its paws and
am finished by a blow.
In the Malay Archipelago is a reptile
much like the mythical dragon. It has
falno ribs that extend the loose skin
and form its wings. There is also a
frog with "spreading fet that make a
parachute, which enables It to flit from
treo to tree, and s flying lemur that
can spread out Its whole body like an
umbrella and leap and fly a hundred
ft'(,t t n time, from tho top of ope tree
to unother.
At the "cull of the wild" recently a
St. Bernard dog in a Lake Superioi
'umber camp Joined a wolf pack and
mated witn one of their number. lie
used to come into camp for food; but
as his mnte would never venture within
sun shot, he carried n part of his meal
ut to her. A bull terrier attacked
him near the camp, and he wus getting
the worst of it when the she wolf ran
" Ills assistance, and between theai
ey nearly killed the terrier.
CHARM OF THE CZARINA.
She la a Braallfol' Womaa With a
Winning; Majeatr of Presence.
Tho general appaarance of the
Czarina may ! fairly well known In
this country, although fewer- pictures
have been published of her than any
other crowned head. But no picture
that I bad seen gave any Idea of bow
she really lopks seen thus face to face.
Perhaps this may be for the reason that
much of her beauty comes from ex
quisite coloring and that there Is about
her a subtle charm Impossible to pic
ture an Ulcult to desi-rlbe.
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" "lm vvr' sienoer.
yet most finely proportioned. Her
features are almost Greek In their reg
ularity and tho natural expression of
her face struck me at once as a sing
ularly wistful and sweet sadness that
never went quite away even when she
smiled. Her hair is strikingly beau
tiful and luxuriant, long, heavy, glosy
and brown-gold In color. Her eyes are
Brt' ,UBtr,m gray-bine, with long
luhIll'a. 'u pajnieu mem cast down,
nicy ueariy oiwuys are, ror sue Is
shy and hardly ever looks up without
a blush.
Yet with all the Czarina's blushlm;
shyness her bearing impressed me with
a sense of somethftig much deeper and
graver than mere admiration for a
beautiful, graceful woman. It is diffi
cult to define Just what this lmpressle.11
was. but It mny be termed majesty,
for lack of a subtler term, and the feel
ing of It Increased during the entire
time that I was privileged to enter her
presence, although no one could have
been kinder or more simple In all that
she said and did. Century Magazine.
Where Aabeatoa la Pound.
Known to some extent In ancient
Greece and Kgypt, asbestos seems aft-
wnrd to havo been forgotten until
iuiie recent years, siuco lssu, the
llallan "lluw uuve bee the chief
"""n or supply in Europe and until
23 yt'"r aK tU0)r were tne onl ml net
,u world. At the present tluie,
"wever, asbestos Is being mined in
THry,"K ,luanUtle' ta Australia
Africa, aud most largely of all in
ern -a. it occurs iu some nine or ten
ullBum ror 1 mmt claM or manu.
Lluru wuicu. iu tuner worus, means
10 grades suitable for splnulng and
weaving the province of Quebec has
iructleally 11 world monopoly.
Stuiplr Out of the Queallun.
Sufferer Well, what is the matter
with me, doctor?
Physician (brusquely) Appendici
tis.
Sufferer (horrified) Nonsense, doc
tor 1 Yon don't know what you are
Hiking about! I can't afford to have
appeudlcltla. SomorvlUo JjuruaL
f the united States
and Japan shodld go to
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completed the discoiiiiiture of Japan's
pretensions.
These well remembered Incident un
doubtedly are resnslble for much of
the prophecies of u future war between
the United States and Japan. There
are other factors, of course, but the re
membrance of the Japanese protect
against the annexation of the Hawaii
as Islands, In which action Itussia was
usually regarded as a kind of abettor,
and he generally believed report that
the ''Bushls". had offered the "American
government $200,000,0(!0 for the l'hilin-
plnes before tbe Tarls Peace Commis
sion had drawn up the treaty with
Spain, hnve undoubtedly prejudiced
opinion In favor of a eomlne conflict.
May Forealall the Canal.
If Japan really intends to draw the
United States into a war which will
decide the supremacy of the Pacific,
it Is a foregone conclusion that the Ml-
kado's government will force the fight
ing before the completion of the Pana
ma canal. To plctnre the Japanese
waiting until the interocennic water
way Is completed is to underestimate
their charncter in a manner Inconceiv
able In view of recent events. At the
present time the United States would
be In a position annlogous to that of
the Russians when tbe Japs suddenly
new at tneir tliroats.
The Russian Baltic fleet was about
12,000 miles from the seat of wnr at
the beginning of the late conflict In
the Far East, nnd tbe Atlantic fleet
of the United States would be even far-
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ther removed using the Suez Canal
as tbe shortest route were It now call
ed upon for similar service. Tbe Jap
anese navy Is now fifth In rank of the
navies of the world, and the United
Statea practically ranks as third, nnd
at the end of the year 1008. according
to present programmes. It will lie ex
ceeded In size only by that of Great
Britain.
A strong American squadron Is main
tained in Asiatic waters; yet. In the
light of experience, this fleet could
hardly hope to engage successfully such
a powerful battle line as Japan could
send against It. Russia's Vladivostok
fleet was regarded as a powerful flitht
Ing machine, but one or two engage
ments, principally by Japanese torpedo
boats, made It quiescent.
Would Flaht In the F.aat.
A conflict between Japan and the
United States, in all probability, would
have Its scene In the Far East. This
would mean that, as In the last two
Eastern wars, the "niioSia" would b
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within easy distance of their base,
while their opponent would be at the
disadvantage of flshting thousands of
miles from his base. As Inconvenient
as this state of affairs would prove to
the naval arm. It would be .almost par
alyzing to the military arm. Tbe diffi
culty. Russia experienced In transport
ing her armies over a slender railroad
0.000 miles long would be easy, com
pared with the problem of sending nt
least half a million men by transports
across the Pacific. Great Britain sent
over 200,000 men to South Africa to
fight the Boers, who had tto navy to
Interrupt communlca'lons, and many
months were occupied In the task.
Transports of troops from the United
States to the Far East during the ex
istence of a war would of necessity
have to be eonvovpd hv an enormous
and powerful fighting fleet, which
would he n drain upon our naval force.
Philippine Attack Flrat.
At the outbreak of such a war the
Philippines naturally would be the Ini
tial point of attack. Unless sufficient
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time for preparation could be had, It is
to be conceded thnt the Islands would
som fall iuto the hands of the attack
ing force. It Is also entirely probable
tnat simultaneously the naval base at
Hawaii likewise would be captured,
nnd the cable Island, Guam, midway
between Honolulu und Manila, gathered
In with ease and celerity. Assuming
such disasters to have taken place, the
passage of either fleets or transports
across the Pacific would be perilous.
One general naval engagement, how
ever, might change tho whole charac
ter of the prospect '
The part China would . be called
upon to play In a war of this charac
ter. In view of the regeneration and re
awakening which Is In progress lu the
Celestial Empire, Is a far more ques
tionable matter. In two years more
China will hive nn excellent military
system. An army of 500.000 will then
be organized In a modern manner and
put 'iNn an active serrle footing. It
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is true this military force, for some,
mysterious reason, has been raised only!
In the northern provinces. That the!
Japanese have been instrumental Is!
building up this military power is as
open secret. But what la the purpose
of this big and efficient army? It Is
not to be believed that the Japuiese
have erected a monster to devour them;
yet It Is agreed the Chinese do" not. as
a people, look upon the Japs wtb
any kindly feelings, and rather resent
their olficlousnesa.
Japan'a Shrewd Tactlca.
It has been churged that the Japan
ese Influenced the orgaulzation ot the
Chinese army In tho northern pre- J
vlnces In order to use It to repel any
descent of the Russians into Manchu
ria while the Japs were exploiting that
rich region. The fact that the south
ern provinces aro unprotected and bave
no army organization has been attrib
uted to a shrewd move on the partjlfc V
the Japanese to leave open a doer by
which, when the opportune time ar
rives, they may conquer their neigh
bors. While China has been encour
aged to form a powerful army, she
appears to have been actually discour
aged from building n suitable navy.
Clearly China is more or less dependent
on Japan. If any conquests are te bo
undertaken, the Land of the Rising
Sun la to take the Initiative and man
age the undertaking.
What position China would take In
the event of a break In the harmonious
relations between Japan and theUnited
States can only be loft to conjecture. '
The progress of such a conflict un
doubtedly would have some bearing on
the case.
A glance at tha present financial
condition of Japan shows that the
plucky littlo country cannot afford the
luxury of a war. If it Intends to go
to wnr with either China or the United
States It must postpone the evil day
for some years. By that time fbe
whole complexion of the situation In
the Pacific may bo changed by tbe
opening of the Panama Canal. Whoa
that great work is finished. It wMI j
require a strong nation to dispute Uie 1
mastery of tho western ocean with
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A IMeked-lITlvInir. I
A convict's complacent acceptance
of life's possibilities Is shown
In at
iry
dialogue between the criminal
Captain Spencer, senior missionary of
the English Church Army. To a ques
tion of the captain's as to what he did
when out of prison, he replied :
"Well, In spring I does a bit of pa
plcking, and in tbe summer-time I
does a bit of frult-picking, and in tho
autumn I does a bit of hop-picking."
"Oh!" said the captain. "What hap
pens after that?"
"Well, now, mister," replied the eoa
vlct, "I may as well be honest; and
tell you that in the winter time I does
a bit of pocket-plcklng !"
Tho miasloner furrowed his brow In
amazement, asking finally, "And what
happeus then?"
Tbe convict answered laconleuHy,
"Why, here I am doing a bit of oAn
picking."
It Seems that War.
"Say, pa," asked Willie, "what is a
'nonagenarian,' anyway?"
"A nonagenarian, my son," rcpMed
Willie's pa, "Is usually a man who has
or haa not used tobacco all his life." .
Philadelphia Tress.
Old Enough to Dearln.
"My son. in order to give you or
money I should have to borrow. Seilns
to me you are old enough now to mnko-
debts of your own." Fliegendo Blaet-
ter.
Some men are so mean that rltcy
even refuse to lot their wives have tlio
last word.
When you die the world will
keep
right on going around.