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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
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The Telephone in War.
MONG mnny. things which tho .Tnpaneso have
done during the war which they are now wag
ing and which have attracted tho attention of
the world their use of tho telephone la one. As
each advance was made or a trench was dug
connections wero made with headquarters by
telephone. Thus, not only was all Important In
formation transmitted Immediately to tho commander, but
lighting was directed from tho latter point by tho same
means. Tho comander was able to direct the tire of the
guns and to order advances when tho proper time arrived.
Tho telephone In this service has taken the place of the
courier and does the work better and more quickly. By
Its ability to communicate Instantly with mnny and widely
separated points not only aro tho army's operations direct
ed moro effectively, but one commander is enabled to con
trol a larger force than was possible under the old system.
Could Field Marshal Oyama have directed tho operations of
400,000 men and have timed his strokes so exactly had ho
been forced to depend upon the orders carried by horse?
How could he havo controlled a lighting lino a hundred
miles long? Without the telephone tho operations would
have been carried on by n number of generals, each acting
according to a certain plan, but depending largely upon
Ohls own Judgment for what to do and when to do It. That
the light would have been carried on as bravely none can
doubt,' but the telephone co-ordinated the actions of each
division and reduced tho armies to one vast machine. Noth
ing was left to chance; every stroke was correctly timed,
and the Commander-in-Chief was at once Informed of Its
result. Even tho llylng columns were followed by tho
engineering corps, and tho result of every skirmish and
the taking of every village were known within a short time
At headquarters. Electrical Review.
Breach of Promise.
.REACH of promise suits are generally food
B for merriment, but It Is often very sorlous
business. In ono of tho cases tho defense
lse of marriage, but It was admitted that the
ilefendaut "kept company" with tho plaintiff
i"eleven years." We know nothing of this par
ticular case, nor want to know, but that touch, "kept com
pany cloven years," Is a hint of the greatest, deepest and
most irrcraedlablo tragedies of town, country and village
life. This custom of long engagements, or, where thero
is no formal engagement, this "keeping company" In such
A way that If an engagement does not exist It ought to,
is ono of the characteristic marks pf n dull or stagnant or
careless community. A young man begins to call fre
quently on a young woman of character and prospects, and
continues to make his attentions more assiduous, until
finally by general consent they are marked as belonging to
ono another. Other young men respect the romance, and
eventually this young woman becomes as one set apart and
dstined. Tho years speed on, nnd her old playmates
among the girls are long ago married, her contemporaries
amoug the boys have gone to tho city or are attending to
their own families, and she is left alone with tho man who,
toy all tho rules of decency, ought to have married her long
ince or else havo ceased his attentions. And then this
man concludes, after the lapse of live, ten or fifteen years,
ithat he either docs not care to marry, or that he will marry
another girl. There Is no more bitter nor more pitiful trag
edy than this In life. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Cost of Dress.
I amount which a woman should spend for dress
J B In a year merely goes to prove what widely
uiueruiu Hiiuuianis ol -necessity" mere are in
this country. Mr. Edward Atkinson made the
statement that a woman can clothe herself
properly on $GT a year. A Kansas City news
paper submitted this estimate to a number of women, and,
as might be expected, some thought It reasonable, while
others held it to be a ridiculously inadequate amount. One
woman, in giving her opinion, said: "The matter of dress
Is much llko any other of the items of living. If you are
earning only $25 a week, and you aro sensible, you will
havo your table supplied according to that Income. When
your salary Increases, your Ideas and demands grow also,
and you spend more. The enlarged Income really makes
very little difference, after all. Most people grow with
the possibility of spending more money." There is much
sound economic truth In that remark. The advanced cost
of living Is influenced not only by tho higher prices charged
for certain necessities, but also by the higher standard of
living and the Inclusion as necessities of an increasing
number of what wore formerly luxuries. There are women
In every community who dress respectably on as small
an amount as Mr. Atkinson named, probably on less. But
much depends on the scale'of living adopted and tho per
sonal taste. The increase In the cost of clothes, llko tho
udvance in the whole cost of living, has conic, as we havo
said, not only through the higher prices of articles, but
also from tho gain In the number and variety to keep up
with tho present extremely high standard. Boston Herald.
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Politics and tho Pulpit
HALL tho pulpit tako part In politics? Thla
old question is presented with recurring prom
inence. It may bo noted that the most vigor
ous negative comes from thoso who fall most
directly under the ministerial condemnation.
"Let the preachers stick to religion and
keep' out of politic" howls tho man with a
city Job. Tho man of cloth, with a liberal politician in
his congregation of something of n pull himself, is proue
to echo tho cry.
But where is tho logic? Must the man who is devoting
his life to tho teaching of morality talk only of the wick
edness of thoso who have been dead for thousands of
years? What would bo said of a minister who saw a
murder committed and refused to raise a hand on behalf of
the victim if he argued that tho prevention of tho crime
was no part of his business? Mult he stand supinely by
and witness gambling, municipal Jobbery and kindred vices
go unchecked, yet fear to raise his voice because forsooth,
ho would not be talking "religion?"
It would be interesting to know Just what ideals of
priestly ethics are held by those who advocate depriving
tho minister of the gospel of tho right to free speech as a
public citizen and leader of thought. Certainly tho rule Is
not accepted In other countries, for it Is announced that
Dr. Gore, recently enthroned as first bishop of Birmingham,
England, has "a passion for Boclal reform and ardor for
securing the highest Ideals In tho government of state."
It does not follow that tho views advanced In this re
gard by the pulpit aro correct, for it scarcely claims to
speak ex-cathedra on such topics, but tho argument that
It must be barred from discussing public affairs or pointing
out public wrong must be open to the suspicion of being
inspired by those who fear such potent criticism. Indian
apolis Sun.
Arc Old Men Useless?
lt. OSLER'S opinion, expressed in his address'
I at the Johns Hopkins University, that "men
11 I above 40 years of age" are "comparatively
I IIDnlnDa" n till nlimm firt r nlinntillnlf iika
less, will hardly command general assent In
a profession like his, where theories nnd meth
ods of treatment are constantly changing
and not always for the better It may require a man under
SO to keep up with tho new fashions. But "keeping up
with tlie procession" Is not the same tiling as true pro
gresslvcness. In true sanity and sound discretion tho man
of 00, even In medicine, is often safer than tho man under
-10. In other professions and lines of business where ex
perience, long training and absence of the Impulsiveness of
youth are necessary, the sexagenarian is generally regarded
as the better man for counsel, If not for execution. It is
easy in a profession whose mlstukes are hidden under
ground to mistake tho confident decisions of hasty youth
for wisdom, but In other lines of effort age finds larger
appreciation. Possibly tho learned professor meant merely
to be Jocose. It Is a good Joke to suggest tho chloroform
ing of everybody over GO, but as a serious proposition the
retiring of men over 40 won't do at all. Much of tho
world's best work is done by men over 50. Baltimore
American.
A QUEER OLD STOVE.
Before the year 17(50 very little was
known of stoves, and only in few
places were they then manufactured,
for their use was u luxury to bo In
dulged In and enjoyed only by the
wealthy. Tlio open lireplaco was all
that was known prior to that time,
and while many of the smaller build
ings and huts were comfortably heat
ed in this fashion, and food was pre
pared for the table, many of the larger
buildings could never bo heated to-i.iy
degree of comfort during the cold win
ter months, nud the comforts enjoyed
at the present date wore undreamed
ol In those primitive times.
What is probably tho oldest stove in
tho eastern part of tho United States
is now a permanent fixture In George
II. Da nner's relic-room In Manholm
Borough, Pennsylvania. This stove
wusjtyenrs ago owned by Henry Eby,
n chalrmaker by occupation, after
whose deatli It was sold to A. Bates
Grubb, of Philadelphia, whoso inten
tion It was to present it to the Penn
sylvania Historical Society. In the
meantime lie learned that Mr. Dnnner
was desirous of huviiig It for his mu
seum, so the stovo was Hnnlly pre
sented to him, to be kept for the peo
ple of Manhelm for all time.
H. W. Stiegel, whoso namo tho stove
bears, was tho founder of the town,
laying it out and numlng it after his
homo, Mannheim, in Baden, Germany.
Ho was an eccentric German baronj
who was one of tho pioneers in tho
Iron industry in this country, and
owner of Elizabeth Furnace, which is
located near tho village of Brlckerville,
Elizabeth Township, whore there is a
huge cinder bank and a few old, crum
bling walls to mark the spot of the
once busy industrial establishment
The furnace turned out largo num
bers of these stoves, and at first they
aroused a great deal of curiosity, and
people camo long distances to see
A QUEER
OLD STOVE.
thorn. They wore large, square, box
Ilko affairs, resting on curved scroll
legs, and weighing something liko six
hundred and fifty pounds.
The wood stovo shown in the illus
tration is adorned in front with the
rural sceno of a house and trees. The
sides are decorated with scroll-work,
and tho name, "H. W. Stiegel, Eliza
beth Furnace, 1700," itands out in
bold relief. On the. back Is elegant
scroll work, a huntsman's horn and
pheasants. Over the top, resting on a
short section of pipe, was a huge drum
or heater.
Tho oldest stove in tills country was
mado Just two years previous to the
Stiegel stove. It is owned by thy
Michigan Stove Compnny, and is at
present on exhibition in Minneapolis,
Minn. Tills stovo is in tho form of an
old-fushloned box-stove, standing upon
legs, or end supports, similar to thoso
of a sewing machine, only that they
nro about half ns high and of much
heavier casting. The total weight of
this stovo Is five hundred pounds. It
Is three feet long, thirty-two Inches
high and one foot wide, with a hearth
extending In front Ladles' World.
A Long Run.
A long suffering traveler on a single
track railroad ventured to complain to
an attendant of the exasperating un
punctuollty of the service.
The employe remonstrated in virtu
ous indignation.
"I've been on this line now upwards
of eight years " he began.
"Have you, indeed?" interrupted the
other sympathetically. "At what sta
tion did you get on?" Tho attendant
did not pursue the subject.
Doing Her Own Cooking.
Mrs. Church What makes you think
she's lost her cook?
Mrs. Gotham Because her husband
Is sick. Yonkers (statesman.
If you must run away from tho law
don't vlilt your kin. They don't want
you, and thAt'i Where the pollco look.
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Dublin liar.
Thoy sailed away In a gallant bark,
Roy Neal and IiIh fnlr young bride;
They hod ventured all In that bounding
ark,
That (lanced o'er tho sllv'ry tide;
But their hearts were young nnd spirits
light,
And they dashed the tears away
As they watched tlio shore recede from
sight
. Of their own sweet Dublin Hay.
Threo days thoy sailed when a storm
arose,
And tho lightning swept the deep;
When tho thunder crash broke tho short
repose
Of the weary sailor's Bleep.
Roy Ncal lie clasped his weeping bride,
And he kissed tho tears away.
"Oh, love, 'twas a fearful hour," ho
cried,
"When wc left sweet Dublin Bay."
On the crowded deck of the doomed ship
Some fell In their mute despair,
But some more calm, with a holler Hp,
Sought tho God of storm In prayer.
"Sho has struck on a rock," tho seamen
cried,
In tho depth of their wild dismay;
And tho ship went down with that fair
young bride,
That sailed from Dublin Bay.
Mrs. Crawford.
The World la Too Much with Uh.
Tho world Is too much with us; late nnd
soon,
Gcttlng-and spending, wo lay wasto our
powers;
Little wc sec In nature that Is ours;
Wo have given our hearts away, a sor
did boon I
This sea that bares her bosom to tho
moon;
The winds that will bo howling at all
hours,
And aro up-gathered now, like sleeping
flowers;
For this, for everything, wo are out of
tunc;
It moves us not Great Godl I'd rather
ba
A Pagan suckled In a creed outworn,
So might I, standing on this pleasant
lea,
Have glimpses thnt would mako me less
forlorn;
nave sight of Proteus rising from the
sea,
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed
hornl ,
William Wordsworth. rit
At Parting.
Until wo meet again! That is the mean
ing Of the familiar words that men repeat
At parting in tho street. .
Ah, yes, till then, but when deatli Inter
vening Rends us asunder, with what ceaseless
' pain
Wc wait for tho ngninl
The friends who leave us do not fool the
sorrow
Of parting as wo feel it who must stay,
Lamenting day by day,
And knowing, when wo wake upon the
morrow,
Wo shall not find in Its accustomed place
The one loved face.
Longfellow.
TOWN PRAY8 FOR GIRL BAND.
Five Norfolk Society DuuihcIm Leave
Home to Go oil StiiKc.
Three weeks ago Miss Tcssio Dixon
was a demure young teacher In Nor
folk's public schools, says a Norfolk
(Neb.) special to tlio St. Louis Post
Dispatch. To-day, dressed In n flam
ing suit of red, with big brass buttons,
she parades tlio streets of a southern
city, playing n long slldo trombono for
life (and so much "per"), while with
her are four other Norfolk socloty girls.
For tho girls have gone on the stage.
They didn't aspire to tho histrionic po
sitions held by Maud Adams nor Ellen
Terry, but they did want to get out
In tho world nnd see "sights" which
wero not afforded by n country town.
Thero wero five of them all chums,
Gertrudo Austin, Morn Dixon, Tesslo
Dixon, Lydla Wheeler and Maude
Mnyhow wero their names and thoy
wore ns pretty and as well brought up
aa any set of girls In northern Nebras
ka. Their parents wero well-to-do nnd
the girls hold high positions in the lo
cal society. .
They wero musically inclined nnd
about' a year ago, with tho assistance
of n number of other girls in their own
class, formed a brass band "Norfolk's
Ladles' Band," it was called, and it
was a good one, too.
Tho girls became proficient and in
tinio they wero engaged by the man
ager of the opera house to furnish the
music at tho theater. It was great
fun and thoy got to meet all tho act
ors, too. .
But a few woeks ago tlio Clmsc-LIs-tor
company played a week's engage
ment in Norfolk. Tho manager liked
iho playing of tho girls and, Incident
ally, their good looks, no offered tho
whole bunch or band, rather engage
ments for the entire souson. Tho com
pany was going South, making a tour
of tho smaller cities throughout Mis
souri, Kentucky, Tennessee and other
Southern States.
Th& girl vent wild. There wasn't
and ndventuro promised was worth
struggling for. "Would thoy accopt?
"Yes, thoy would."
But tho mailimas nnd papas decreed
otherwise. "Our daughters go on the
stage? No, thoy won't."
! And . the sweothears of the girls,
1 thoy, too, objected. Several of tho girls
! wero engaged and the combined influ
ence of the prospective grooms was
added to tho weight of the "klckB" of
the parents.
The girls began to waver. First one
then another, deserted the ranks of tho
band, until there remained Just five,
who snld they were determined to go
"on the stage." The prayers of the;
parents and tho upbraldlngs of tho
sweethearts were outweighed by tho
glittering promises of the theatrical
manager especially when tho girls
saw tho nice, nobby new uniforms in
which thoy would be bedecked.
Secretly every girl In town envied'
tho "Jolly five" when their tlmo cam
to leave town. Dressed in their red
uniforms, the girls were escorted to
the depot by their parents and friends.
In the end the parental consent was
obtained by the five who wero stead
fast to the faith and at the depot tlio
mothers nnd fathers gave their bless
ing nnd the train pulled out.
But tho older residents of tho town,
fearful of tho temptations which betfet
the theatrical profession, havo asked
the proyero of tho church for the girl.
So strong became tho rollglous feel''
lng for tho welfare of tho "Theater,
Girls" (as they are now known) a spo
clal prayer meeting woh hold ono night,
the entire time being given up to pe
titions for the absentees. But the girls
don't bellevo they need any prayeru.
Thoy wrlto back to their friends her
that they are having tho time of their
lives and say thoy intend to stay by
tho theatrical business ns long ns thoy
live. r
WAR'8 CASUALTIES ENORMOUS.'
Number of Killed mid Wounded Itt
11)04. Will Kxceed 400,000.
Ascertaining losses by war opera
tions is a very dllllcult task, and yel
approximate results have been secured,
says Leslie's Weekly. It Is noteworthy,
but no occasion for surprise, that tho
number killed nml wounded In wa
during 1004 greatly exceeds that oi
1903 by reason of the sangulnnry cou
test between Japan and Russia, in
which lives havo been recklessly sacrl
ficed. Tho total loss for the year 1
about 400,000, as compared with 80,00f
in 1008, 25,000 In 1002 and 3,000 1
1001. I
Tho total losses In tho Russo-Japai
nose war have not been officially stafy
cd, butTrom the most rollablo unofllclnj
accounts they will amount to at leas!
1170,000, Oilier iosseg liave been ns Job
Imi'u. A.iiia.,1,, l.,1...1l ... V
Jvilliuillll, IIIUIIIUIUK lllilMBIlCrCU,
7,801; Tibet, 0,102; Philippines, 8,230j
Sumatra, 2,879; Africa, 8,714; Uruguay,
2,085; Macedonln, 820; Santo Dpnilngo,
240; Bulgaria, 289; Morocco, 50; ArnV
bin, 40.
Wellington used to sny that it was
impossible to tell tho number of meiv
lost by tho French. ievortheless h
put 80,000 or 40,000 ns the number on)
both sides killed at Waterloo. Sun-'
gulnary as has been tho recent fighting!
between the Russian and .inpancso ar
mies, the results nro less terrible than'
those of that day. Experience is toneh-i
lng us that, murderous ns nro tlio
weapons of modern nake, tho nctual
mortality in tho imtlles of to-floy is1
not as heavy as In the tlmo when nr-1
moments wero not, on paper, so dead-!
y.
At Lolpslc, where 400,000 men woro'
engaged, 00,000 men were lost. At 8a-
down there were 480.000 men. of wlmm
tho Prussians lost 1.147 odlno nnit!
8,704 men, nnd tho Austrlans 80,000.
At Borodino there woro 74,000 casual
ties; at La Bollo Alliance 01,000. Im
our Civil War the greatest battle was
at the Wilderness,' where of tho 142.0001
Federals, one-seventh woro lost, nnd of
tlio 52,000 Confederates a correspond
ing proportion. Deadlier still wan
Pittsburg Landing, where General
Grant lost 25 por cent of his men.
A Stickler for Promptness.
A certain merchant in Boston is
noted for being a stickler In tho mat-'
ter of promptness, to tho extent thnt
ho has boon known to walk out of
church because tho services did not
begin promptly, nnd to leave his sister!
alono in a strange city because shV
was four minutes Into in keeping anl
appointment Not long ago he ovor-l
heard a forceful exposition of ills pe
culinrlty.
lie had walked out to his stablo and
was about to go in when ho heard tlio
new groom within say to tho coach
man, "Is It thrue, Dolan, thnt tho boss'
is cracked about doing things on time,
nnd goes Into a fit whin anybody is
late?"
"Thruo Thrue?" cried Dolan. "Lot
mo tell you, Ryan, how thrue it 1b. If
tlio boss had promised to inato hlmsolf
at llivon o'clock nnd was late, he'd
find himself gono whin ho got there.
Can Tell Whon It's Rough.
Patience Do you think you can tell
anything about n man by his faco?
Prudence Certainly; I can tell if hm
has shaved. Yonkers Statesman.
Gossip has wonderful acoustic properties.
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