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best anyone can do U never very
Irresistible Impulse U one we
to follow.
Wfeon s ui h n tells a joke he sldom
target to laugh.
haderness comes high when banded
at by a butcher.
Jf only a matter of time till the un
Aertakrr overtakes us all.
As girls grow older tbey think less
-af love and more of money.
If the evil in men Is visible It Is an
natter to overlook all the good.
The more mistakes a man makes ..he
it is for him to Invent excuses.
It sometimes happens that when one
raises the "wind" another collects
"dust."
Wben an old lady kisses a helpless
baby she Utlnks she is doing something
la make the latter glad.
Home of the Boer soldiers who sur
taodervd were 11 years old. They had
la give jip their pea shooters.
If tie Creator ever made a failure It
probably due to an attempt to
a man who could please his neigh-
How foolish it Is to kick when your
neighltor calls you a donkey! That
would only tend to corroborate the as
arrtlon. There is a lot of unconscious humor
concealed in the explanations of base
haH managers as to why their clubs
fail to make good.
A salary of 25,O(0 is rather high for
Saba, but there 1r no doubt that while
die rush of office seekers continues
President Paliua is earning It.
Krery time a fond young woman
looks upon her child It almost makes
her sick to think of the things that
might happen If the poor little one were
day to have a stepmother.
And now It is Joaquin Sillier who is
werrying over his early poems. He
doesn't want to be called the Poet of
the Sierras because very few people
haww how to pronounce It, and then
gain be Isn't at all proud of his Sierra
poems. These poets are a queer lot.
The latest thing In medical treatment
Ja "atibstitution." that is to say, substi
tmtimg one disease for another. The
microbes of one disease are put to work
Agfating the microbes of another dis
ease. The result Is owing to which
crowd conquers. ' As h the patient, he
ansa If be doesn't get well. ,
Am a matter of achievement the ellp
gtmg of four hours from the railroad
arhedule between Chicago and New
York Is of Interest. It Is. however, a
performance which the person with
erven will be more likely to view from
lain Brnia than out of a car window.
The twenty-four-hour trains are plenty
4M enough for everybody save the
chronic rushers.
Studious young gentlemen who are in
She habit or livening up things a bit at
the various collegiate institutions
throughout the country should consider
The excitement-producing device of the
Chicago young gentleman wbo tied a
hemch of firecrackers to a dog's tall
ad turned him Into a church filled
with worships. This Is obviously an
naprovemeiit over the time-honored Jest
af putting a calf In the college chapel
ar ailing the pew cushions with red
pepper. There should lie progress In
matters ss well as along other
la his brief speech on receiving the
aVgrre of doctor of laws at Columbia
Uaiverslty Bishop Spalding deflued the
scholar as "a gentleman fitted for the
host society who keeps out of It." The
He bop's wit generally veils a libra rj
mt philosophy. Wbat has come to lie
caked the best society Is conspicuous
far Its lack of scholarship. The same
"damned Iteration" of names is stereo
trped at all social functions clasaln 'd
hi what Yellow-plush abroad deems
best. The nominal type of the
society In tbls country now
for divorce court associations
Ami syndicate speculation than for
atther erudition or probity. The Inter
characteristic of such society Is
rlly redolent of the, morally
Hd. the financially fleeting and the
daily sensational. The scholar
society finds himself la a wll
i lacking the aroma and fbe hoes
am wall as the repose of tbs woods. The
feaat sorlety for the scholar la often er
aaW'aar than a crowd, JTortunate Is
ah scholar who ran siseeeoiy say "my
to mo a kingdom Is" and wbo
i m a few friends la aatare and als
dmrt alternated a aorletl which the
creative "boat" ts appHcabW wlth-
C3artr. ; - '
Chsaapesltteavf prominence la aval
, caa ar la pcfciie life falls to aa excep-
"f yawtkfal ma a. tV lartdeat la
rrl aad aa showing that this it
; f'l Czrt raaag am. Tat It thoaia
i J t f 7iJhat Clo la alas aa
1 f? f'J cjtx Catalaart waasf
part In the work of the wwld. (jea-j
eral Hragg, of Wisconsin, who was re
eently appointed consul general at Ha
vana, has passed his seventy-fifth birth '
day. Thus tbo first occupant of thai
office under the independent republh
will be a man who had made a brilliant
wax record before President Roosevelt
was Are years old. George H. Williams
of Oregon, who has been nominated foi
mayor of Portland, was the attornej
general of the United States when Mr
Knox, the present attorney general
was a law student, and was a presiden
tial elector before Mr. Knox was born.
There i ofteu something touching in
the allusions of aged men to the place
of seniority which tbey realise that thej
have come to occupy. Senator Vest, ol
Missouri, in discussing a civil war In
cldent In the senate a few weeks ago
remarked that he was the only surviv
ing member of the senate of the Con
federate states, and added that It
would be only a short time before he
should join his twenty-five colleague
of that body. Senator Hoar, In a aim
liar vein, exclaimed on the death of
Senator Morrill, one of the few oldet
than himself In congressional service:
Henceforth I shall work with my
Juniors." Freshmen, sophomores. Jun
iors, seniors, most of us sooner or latel
become in the college of everyday life,
even If its successive gradations an
less distinctly marked than in academic
halls. And there is work and opjior-
t unity in every class. Of wide applica
tion Is the half-facetious remark of the
late William Morris Hunt, who replied
when asked at what age a person
should undertake the study of art: "Not
under four nor over ninety."
The schools and colleges which pro
vide the truest education do nil they
can to develop thai self-respect which
springs from scrupulous care and train
ing of the body. The most enlightened
cities are doing a similar work for their
Inhabitants. The recent increase of free
public baths is one of the most encour-
againg signs of the times. The move
ment is confined to no one city. From
New York conies the news of current
agitation for eleven new public bath
houses, and for shower baths In ten
scboolhouses that lack sucli accessories
of education. In Chicago. Philadelphia
and other communities the movement
is similarly under way. In Boston the
system has perhaps reached its highest
development. Thirty-five years ago the
first free public baths were introduced.
The cily now controls thirteen floating
bath-houses, six salt water and two
river bathing beaches, two swimming
pools, two gymnasiums with all-Impor
tant showers and tubs, and a year
round bath-house of most approved con
struction. Tula 'loose Is git nateil In a
densely populated region, and during
the first of Its three years of existence
was used by 30),0l0 persons of both
sexes. Xo one can question the hy
gienic value of such an establishment,
or of the sea beaches and floating
houses scattered throughout the city.
In one year more ttwn 2,000.000 buthg
were taken at the public bath-houses
by persons the most of whom, prob
ably, had no other access to bathrooms.
The physical advantages which result
from this system are great, but the
moral and educational value Is greater.
Each bath-house Is a kindergarten of
citizenship. The boy and girl, the older
Immigrant to America, find In It a tan
gible expression of the city's Interest In
him and her. The price tbey must pay
for the proffered privileges Is conform
ity to a few simyle rules evidently
made for the good of all. This Is the
A. B C tf (.Itizeiuihlp, teachable lu every
town and city. It is no small thing
that in learning It our new citizens may
acquire at filename time that which 1
next to godliness.
Could Not Pass the Kxautinatlon.
A Southern woman spe-is with
pride of the many years ot Jfaithful.
loving service rendered by her dusky
honsokeeper. Xot only In VAunt
Ca line" valued for her executive abil
ity, but her Judgment Is so wise In
inont case that her mistress has come
to depend greatly upon her opinion In
certain matters.
"Do you think James would be a
good uiMii for us to take up Into the
mountains with us this summer. Aunt
(VlliieY" she asked one day, referring
to a handsome young darky wbo had
leen for six weeks In ber employ.
Aunt Callne folded her arms and as
sumed her most Judicial asjtect.
"Missy Kate." she said, firmly, "I done
watch dat boy eber snce he come
hyar. an' I done tent hltn. When I
tesled hlni In de esse oh de spring !ed,
I foiin' out dat when It come to llftlu',
dat hoy was all take hold mi' mighty
little raise. Missy Kate, an' '.it's a
pore sign ob character. In my opin
ions." , Aa His Child haw Him.
A prominent real estate man In IO
Angeles had an experience a few even
ings agojhn; kept hlai guessing for a
little hit as to whether he should foel
complimented or otherwise. He was
at home with one Utile daughter while
his wife and another of the children
were downtown. Darkness was com
ing on and the HtMe girl was anxiously
watching for her mother's return. Hrr
nervousness grew space. In spite of th
father's attempts st reassurance. M
length the little ,ne burst Into tears,
saying:
"I Just can't help It! I need niomh
and 1 must have her.
"Do you do fhU way when your
mamma Is here an1 I'm away?" askefl
the father.
"Xo. of course not" replied the little
oaa. " "Osaa then tf ere's some growo-
ap person about the house." am An
gsts Herald.
Thar la a pigaaa raagt near Lot Aa
fats wt5 avarr year aaaoa a boat
EDUCATED IN NEW YORK.
Caba'a First M la later tht
Uaited States.
Oonxalo de Quesada, the first mlnlo
tar to the United States from free
Cuba, was born in Havana In 1818. HI
father and mothei
werearlstocrata and
Quesada la Justly
proud of his fam
ily. He graduated
from tbe College of
the City of New
York in 1888 and
entered the Colum
bia School of Mines.
1 1 ti I butabanadoned thii
S -'I shortly for the law
MiMsii-u yi LAt)A school, where he re
eel red the degree of Bachelor of Lawi
in 1891. He spent some months In a
law office, but the do'n8 tne Pr
fessiou did not appeal to him, and bt
suddenly entered the service of the Ar
gentine confederation, becoming on
of that country's delegation to the Pan
American Congress in Washington. Hii
uncle, Senor Saenz Pana, at that time
the minister for foreign affairs, visited
this country, and Quesada served hinj
as secretary. Upon tbe adjournment of
the congress Quesada journeyed with
him through England, France and
Sixain, sailing iroin the mother countrj
for Argentina. Then Quesada returned
with the official title of consul from
that country to Philadelphia.
In the meantime Senor Quesada had
been In close communication with Jos
Marti, the head nud front of the Cuban
revolutionary movement To Quesada'i
romantic nilud Marti was a leadei
worthy of any sacrifice, and he resign
ed his consulship to devote all hb
energy to the cause of Cuba.
When MarU left Xew York to find
death at the front In Cuba, Quesada
was, by order of icn. Gomez, placed it
charge of the revolutionary move
ments in the United States, nils posl
h: held with great satisfaction to hit
people, until Estrada Palina was elect
ed to that position. During this period
Quesada found time to serve as a mem
ber of the Executive Committee of tht
Spanish-American Literary Society and
of the Cuban Benevolent Society, It
New York. He also published thre
books of short stories, one with the ele
merit of love predominant, the other?
filled with patriotism. All of these wen
in Spanish.
Quesada has an Imietuous dlsposl
tion and a lovable personality which
have greatly endured him to the Cu
bans and made many warm friend.'
for him elsewhere. His Intelligence
and vivacity won for him Secretary
Hay's regard, and his deep love ot
country made Mr. McKlnley his HriD
friend.
Why Bill Moved.
It was on a Missouri highway that
native stopped a man driving a load of
household goods and asked:
"Say, Bill, where ye gittin toV"
"Gittln' out o' this county, Abe," wai
the reply.
"But ye Jest moved a few days ago,
Bill."
"I know it, Abe," said the man on
the wagon, "but that's long enough fot
me."
"Waal, Bill, I'm sorry ye don't like
our county. Mebbe ye wasn t treated
uelghlorly enough?"
"Yes, I reckon I was. I hadn't got
settled when a family cotne In and
borrowed a Jug o' 'lasses and three
chairs, and another family come in
and borrowed tcrhacker and cups and
saucers and then "
"But that was Jest to be neighborly,
Bill," Interrupted the other.
"1 kinder thought so, Ale," he con
tinued, "but as I was saylu', then 'long
comes another family and borrows mj
mattress, and another got the loan of
my stove, and "
"Jest wanted to make ye feel at
home. Bill."
"I kalkerlated so, Abe, and I wasn't
saylu' a word until Jim Brown come
over yesterday and borrowed my gun
and my hunting dog."
"Yes, Jim's a neighborly old soul."
"Mebbe be Is, Abe, and I let him
have 'em; but, dawg-gone my hide,
when be come back an hour later and
said lie bad accideushually killed the
dog and wanted to borrow another I
kalkerlated it was time to move. Gil
up thar Sam, and let's be a gittln' out
o' this neighborly county. Gee-up!"
Not "One of tbe Finest."
A remarkable Instance of the lost
and recovery of speech Is recorded in
Glasgow, says a Iondon paper. A po
lice constable was arrested on a series
of charges of theft from warehouses,
snd as the result of the shock caused
by his apprehension he lost his power
of speech. He was found not guilty
of th charge laid against him. buf
being dumb was unable to resume hi
diti.es as a policeman, and a gratuity
of OA was given hint. After the lapse
of several week hi power of sieech
has returned to him.
rlrat American Bible.
The only known copy of the original
Issue of the first Bible ever printed In
A merles In the English language and
the foundation stone for sll collections
of American Bibles, known as the
Mark Bkctt" Hlble, was sold rev
cently for It was printed by
Kneelsnd Green, of Hoston, in a
small quarto, a reprint of a fondou
Imprint by Mark Bsskett.
Mow M Magheed.
"Does your husband suffer much
the felon on his flnser?" we ask
ed of toe wife of the deaf-and-dumb
"indeed." she answered, "he Is often
perfectly speechless from the pain."
Baltimore American.
If yea Inherited curly hair from your
aacastscf, yoa got ajort tbaa most pro
fia gat from tbeira.
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TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION 0 INTER
ESTING ITEMS.
Cesssisats aad Crlttctoass Baaed Csoa
the Happcaiaa Dar-BlsUrtr
cat aad Ksws Mots.
The picnic still makes connection
with tbe rainstorm.,
When a man Is short he Is naturally
more or less crusty.
Some men waste a lot of time wish
ing It sere lo-niorrow.
Only a great man can successfully
dodge undeserved glory.
If a man Is unable to blush there's lit
tle hope of reforming him.
Economy Is the foundation on which
all large fortunes are built.
Little mice gnaw at a big cheese and
little vices gnaw at a great virtue.
Some men object to dogs, and some
women object to men who object to
dogs.
The boy who dies after his first heart
break wouldn't have amounted to much
anyway.
When a man has stomach trouble he
la never at a loss for something to oc
cupy bis mind.
As the sultan of Turkey gets only
$:,( 100.000 a year. It is no wonder that
he cannot pay his personal debts.
When your real Panama hat has been
out In half a dozen rain storms it is
hard to distinguish It from a 12 imita
tion. There is no reason why it should ever
be the uncxected that happens to a
man who speculates with other people's
money.
Many a 1m- thinks he will le his own
Uosk when he reaches man's estate, but
then he proceeds to get married and
ii s a - off. f
It is the same old Spain so far as
bullfighting Is concerned, no matter
how much the Imperial administrations
may change.
Somelssly has accused Mark Twain
of smoking .'!-ceiit cigars. Now he may
have to reconsider his detotrmlnatlon
nrt to speak in public again.
A woman clerk has been deprived of
her position in the War Department be
cause she talked loo much. Since such
things may biippeu, Ihe outlook for
woman must be regarded as dark.
Only three days intervened between
the accession of .the young king of
Spain and the setting up of the new
Cuban republic. Viewed In its widest
asjiects, the coincidence should not dis
turb the ieople of either country. Culm
la better off without Spain, and Spain
Is probably better off without her tur
bulent colonies.
An eastern newspaper writer declares
tbat there Is pressing necessity for a
dictionary of profanity. There Is no
denying that such a book of reference
would be of much service In times of
lingual stress when ordinary profanity
fails to lit the occasion. It would also
have this advantage: That In looking
up the proHT word for a particular
emergency the searcher would be most
likely to cool off, and when the word
was found there would le no occasion
to use It. By all means let us have a
sweating dictionary.
The far-reach I ii g decision of a Chica
go Jndge that a mot her-!n-ln w has the
same tights and privileges in a house
that are accorded to a dog is not to be
antagonized. The decision In effect is
that lu the caw of the dog the wife can
not complain If the dog does not bite;
the matter of the dog's barking evi
dently cuts no figure. So. if ti iwu Iter-In-law,
Seakiug metaphorically, do"s
not bile, It cannot be successfully urged
against her that she barks. The judg"
docs not accept Mine, de Stael's gloomy
and iswslmlslic preference for dogs as
o)iswd to humanity, biit Is willing to
give everylssly and everything a show,
and lie Is much to le honored for his
Judicial fairness. A to the particular
case which brought out the decision. It
Is true that a wife Is to be pitied when
circumstances conijs'rher to live in the
house with two mothers of her prede
cessor, but this docs not ffet the
Justice of the judge's ruling or im
pair the beauty of the husband's Hllsl
devotion. The Judge and the husband
do thfir duty as they see It; the wife
Is the Innocent victim of a little tough
luck which cannot lie recognized by
law.
We are an educational Mople. When
t.rd I'siiiicefote dies we laud him and
say that his Miiction for this country
was only a irine less man mat lie en
tertained for England. When Prince
Hewy collies we make him gracious
pe"clie and cry "Iloch. the Kaiser."
When Koclialulwvu' statue la unveiled
we reiiieiulier the past and clasp the
hand of the Frenchman snd call hi m
brother. And we are sincere In all this.
There Is nothing small In the A merles n
mind or heart We are isdlle and agree
able Iwcause we are sincere. Our gra
cloiisueM la lienny anil unaffected. At
the same flute our courtesies should not
be mlsuudcrtod nor should our polite
ness lie presumed on. We are not over
whelmed with grail Hide at the visit or
a prince. We are far from bending tbe
knee that thrift may follow fawning.
Ws are not built that way. It should
he understood that while we remember
with gratitude the kelp of heroic men
In the dark day of our cany me we
kept our self-respect Inviolate, it maj
k t.k.n for in-anted that It la me sev
tied policy of the United States to main
tain friendly relations with an uc gov
emmens of the earth. But we do not
forget there are to be no entagllng al
liances. Our Americanism Is of the
good old-fashioned type of the days or
Washington and Franklin, as any na
tion of Europe will discover should It
trv to oatronlie us. We do not suffer
the patronage of sovereigns or of
princes. We are a nation or sovereign
and prince.
Af trr the annoaneeinent-ol the death
of the late Amos J. Cuinmlngs, and the
further announcement that the estate
had been settled, the follow log psra
irinnh aotHared unon the lies Moines
Capital's editorial piige: "The late
Amos J. Cuuunlngs left an estate or
$1,500. Amos J. Cummlngs was an
honest man." The Keokuk Gate City
reproduced the paragraph and added:
"Also an Improvident man. What.
with his salary as congressman and his
earnings on the lecture platform ami
with his en. he ought to have saved
more than the above sum." The Cedar
Itanlds Itepublicau reproduce lHth.
and, using them as a text, sermonizes
as follows: "The (fate City's criticism
Is pertinent. Honesty and poverty may
be svnonvmous. but It is neither wise
nor just to teach men that they are
necessarily synonymous terms. Wealth
can lm accumulated without dishonor.
Men in public station can accumulate
property ami still maintain 'heir Integ
rity of nurnose and life. If this paper
should be called upou to state what in
its opinion would contribute as much
as any other one tiling to the public
weal we should say: Cultivation on
the part of the masses of the American
people of a desire to accumulate a com-
etciicy.' We do not mean by this that
every man should enshrine mammon
above his altars. It Is suld of us. and
quite Justly, that we make money our
God, lhat everylssly Is In pursuit of
the ahnlirhtv dollar, and that we are
too much Inclined to measure a mmi's
success by the sum total of his accumu
lations. But this criticism dues not ap
ply to the masses. The majority of the
American ieople, like the famous New
York congressman, are Improvident.
Wages and salaries are higher In Amer
ica than anywhere else lu the world,
and yet so many live from hand lo
mouth that great fortunes are held only
by the few-. That wealth accumulates
in the hands of the few Is due some
what, at least, to the fact that the ma
jority of the people spend everything
they make. In France thrift Is almost
universal. As a result France has a
very large number of people who own
property. There arc more small linul-
owners in Frame than In any oilier
country In the world. The Germans
have this accumulative Instinct In a
marked degree. In their own country
by reason of the laws they are unable
to get small holdings of laud as they
do in France, but when they come to
America and embark In agriculture
they Invariably acquire ownership, and
tbat of the very lest land obtainable.
As a result poverty Is almost unknown
among them and there is little. If. anv.
dissatisfaction. The German anarchists
come from tbe schools and the univer
sities where they dream and grow en
vious. Instead of where they work and
save. America, as we have said, af
fords opportunities far In excess of sm
other country in the world. It is almost
within the bounds of reason to say that
no one In this country jiossessing av
erage ability and health need despulr
of reaching this most comfortable of all
situation-providing he have average
length of life. That so many do not
seek to attain this exceedingly ilimir
able position Is a reproach unto ns. and
It ought not to be accounted a virtue
anywhere."
Aided by tbe Government.
One of the most surprising of recent
co-operative enterprises received olTl
c!al recognition in Frauce recently,
when ihe ministry of commerce pre
sided at a banquet in honor of the sue
ces of th Ghalou coal mine. This
mine, which had not been worked since
18i0, was bought in last July by twen
ty Ave miners who had bi-en disiharg
ed from the Mouecau pit near by. They
paid Cl.iMMi for the property, which
they had Isirrowed from ihe Slate.
Since they began working the lulue
each one of the men has received about
$1 a day, -to cents of which he has con
tributed to the common pension fund.
Each alsu has paid 25 cents more into
the treasury for fissl snd shelter and
sent the remainder to his family.
By good luaiiagemeut the humble
mine owners have made their property
entirely self siipiort lug, paid off all
i-osts of material, and now find them
selves with a balance of about l.'.ixsi
In the treasury. Work Is now being
carried mi at a depth of 240 feet, and
the miners are occupied with a seam
six feet thick and thirty-three feet
wide.
One of Heed's llelorts.
"Xo mailer what you may say," de
clared llepreselitstlve I'.ahcock of Wis
cousin to Chairman Payne of tit- Ways
and Means Committee, soordlng to
lslle's Weekly, when they'Vcre dls.
cussing l lie Italic! k proposition 0 put
all steel prislucts oil the free list, " a Hi
right, and I know It, and w hen a man
Is right he Is In the majori.'y."
"Just so," replied Payne, "but you
reiiieinlier thai 'Tom' Heed used to say,
'God and one make a major'ty, but
many a martyr has been burned at tbe
stake w hile the votes were being count
ed.' "-New York Tribune.
If we were a sober hark driver, wa
would hate to drive a load of druakea
passengers.
A fool can afford ta laugh at am wlaa
guy wh pays far faai
There are 72,1128 miner In Mexico.
Michigan postal clerks have organ
xed. Barbers In Holland receive about
I week.
Canadian lalr unions are deiuandV
ngi'putract foreign latsjr law.
It Is estimated that 4.47.'.o"0 person
ire employed in the world's mines.
A week's work for women ssd boy?
n New Zealand factories hi limited ta
15 hours.
Textile Industries In America employ
fiM'J.!)7S wage-earners at aii average ol
10.17 a week.
A union of bed rublier, polishers and
nslde marble workers and telephone
(ml switchboard milkers has been
formed.
Chicago Typographical l"nln. No. Id,
elcbrated Its Hftlclh anniversary by a
monster outdoor demoiisi ration at
Thornton Park.
Kussian and other miners are bein
-mployed In English coal mines and an
agitation against their employment 1
being considered.
Adding tbe 27 lalxir papers whit b
were launched In the last year, ther
are now 217 union labor paierg pull
llshed In this country.
New Zealand lias purchased one of
the largest coal mines in that country,
A coal trust was being formed and the
foveriiinent came forward with public
ownership as the remedy.
Organizers for the Clgarmnker
Union are making Inroads Into the ter
ritory of the American Tobacco Com
pany, known as the trust, and the agk
latioii Is going steadily on. The union
never was able to gel a foothold wltb
this concern until the present time.
A committee has been chosen to look
Into the matter of organizing a new
'iiirty to Is- Ktipiioricd by organized la
bor. The idea originated with Presl
lent GoiniM'is, of the America) Fcdera
'Ion of Labor. Goiiipers suggests th
ilea of abandoning the two old parties,
ut makes no recommendations.
Frank Hawley. of Buffalo, grand
master of the Switchmen's I'niou id
North America, advocates the form
ion nf a national labor federation.
oiiipoed of all the labor organization
t the ( tilted Slates. He Is of the oplu-
on that If stnii an organization were
formed It could. If the necessity arono.
all for a general strike, which would
ttop the wheels of commerce anrf
veiitually fone employers to concede
i.ie demands of their employes.
lu Cleveland a clause lu the latest
franchise granted requires that In case
tf dispute the company shall select twe
men, the employes two, find the inayni
it the city shall act as the fifth mem
ber of a board to arbitrate all differ
'tici-. Another clause provides uiat
he men shall not work more than ten
jours in fourteen out of every twenty-
four. This rule abolishes the "swing''
runs, as the men are assured that thej
will have at least ten hours to them-
elves at a stretch every day Instead
if having two or three turns and not
netting more than fnir or five hour
off for rest nt one time.
The trustees of the Johns Hopkllit
University announce that a citizen ot
Malt I more has given a sum of moiiej
to the university to Is- devoted to S
lysteiniiilc Investigation of the history
activities and influence of labor organi
sations In the Fulled States. The suib
f $rio is given for the Immediate pur
base by the university library of addl-
tlonal books. Journals and reports r
atlng to tills subject. The further sum
if ll.POO Is made available lo meet tht
tfxtiensex Incident to carrying on tin
Inquiry for the next academic year.
Ihe Investigation will be conducted hi
the economic seminary, under the di
rection of Dr. .1. H. Hollander, ass--!.
(te professor of finance. It will l-gln
'n Octolier. liHi'J. and extend over sucb
erlod of time as may be warranted by
:he extent of il,e Inquiry and the deft
ilteness of the results attained.
Why Russia Its r red His Ilook.
Press ceusorshlp caille under discus
sion the other day during a lecture of
Professor Franklin II. Glddlngs, who
occupies the chair of aocloloev lu Co
lumbia, lu dwelling on the altitudes
or nirreretit governments the Professor
mentioned the oppressive and not alto
gether luielllglble methods employed
by Itussla, and as au lusta lift- lit iM.lnf.
ed to the fact that his work on soclol-
gy Is allowed circulation In that conn
:ry, w hereas Mr. li ster F. Ward s book
Milled "Hyusmlc Koclol,gy" j under
Ihe ban of ll. Czar's censors.
Turning lufjVie ,,f his students, who
happens to b!hv Wuy and who hu. ..n.
oye, life under Itiisslsu rule, the Pro-
resaor asked bliti If bo could venture
in explanation.
"Why. easily," Mid the young man,
sccoiding to the New York Times.
The title of Mr. Ward's book on Ha
fa.t- condemns It lu that country, 'Dy.
uunilc' Is so much like "dynamite' and
sociology' like 'socialism' that Ilia
iverage brilliant Itueelan censor
wouldn't have to think twice to know
'lis duty."
A Literal Interpretation.
"Why do we asy, Glva us this day
Mir dally bread?-" asked a Bandar
chord teacher after the lesson.
"Because wa want It freah," answer
?d a Utile gtrl.-IJitle Chronicle.
Kellglou that la kept forKuudar I
ipt to ferment about the middle sf tha
rook.