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OPINIONS OF ORE AT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Wort of WertJwr rYeeJktioo. GOOEDING to tbe authorities at Witlilnnnn 1 I only 17 per cent of tke weather forecasts are I failure. It must be admitted that the worth of U bu become Invaluable. Along the great lake and rivers the weather foi casters practically control commerce. So much fait b la placed Is taeir Information that ahlpa aall or remain In port, accord lag to the intelligence given out. On the great lakes It U I dam that a great atorm flnda shipping unprepared, be oause the weather man haa done bis dut. Tae fanners are especially benefited by weather Intel Kgenca. and the faith that the public haa In predlctlona la hewn by the fact that In every newapaper office the one Item Out muat appear without fall. In aome fixed prom inent poaltton, la the weatber report Every year there la 4Vipaneat and more scientific ao-arscy in V'rZ into 1M future. fHnclnnatl Post. Be Grateful to the farmer. N seeking the reaaou for the uatiou's tomlu ued prosperity do not overlook the farmer. He la the man who set the wave of prosperity In I motion. Secretary Wilson, Department, now shown fact prove that It is the farmer who la atlll keeping the couutry prosperous. In 1903, for Instance, the aurplua of farm product which were not needed for domestic consumption and were sold abroad amounted to 878.000.000. Exclusive of farm products, the balance of trade was against us, the exports of other products falling 156,000,000 lielow the Imports So great was the farmer's mntributlon to the export trade, however, that hla producta not only wiped out this balance but established a balance to our favor of fully $.'M7,000.0ti0. It la not without reason that Secretary Wilson breaks tuto praise of the growers of wheat and corn and other agri ultural products. Big erops mean activity In all productive and manufacturing lines and an Immense freight-carrying traffic on the rallronds. A large business for the railroads means general activity In the, variegated Industries which A LOBSTfR AND AN tAGLE. "The disappearing lobster," ns flsu 4ointniHsloneni have termed biiu, might not only remain, but nourish and in crease If be always resisted capture like one described In Forest and Utream. The lobster In question lived In Newfoundland. Ills would be cap tor was a white-headed eagle. Says a witness of the conflict: My guide and I were sitting on the rocks by tbe seashore watching tbe tilrd souring: round In circles, when suddenly we saw ill in dash down Into n pool of water close by us on tbe bewib and reappear, holding nu enor mous lobster In his talons. He was sii old lobster with a huge claw white wilb barnacles; but the engle bad him clutched (irmly round the buck, and 4i t tlrst wc could see the claw hang ing helplessly down, the barnacles chining white In the sunlight. (inly for a second though. The rip pic on the pool had not yet died away, the huge drops of water bad not ceas--d to full upon its surface from the touring eagle's feathers and the cap-1U- lobster alike, when the lobster nidileiiiy a woke to the seriousness of the situation, and to think with tliut apparently helpless creature was to lot l"p came the great white bar nacled claw and seized the eagle round ll.e !e'li. There was a furious fluttering and Itciitiiig of wings. a melancholy vquiiwk, and then, tumbling and roll ing bead ocr heels In the ulr In a von f mud mass, down came eagle and lobster again. Into the pool. We rushed forward, thinking that we i-ou!d. iieihiips, in some way secure I- lb combatant, as the splashing of tlie conflict continued In the shallow water. Hut we hud hardly time to pie! up u xtouc apiece to throw ut the before the lobster, feeling him wif at Iioiiii' again, let go his hold. Now. with Ids neck nil torn and de oiil of feathers, away flew the be draggled eagle to a neighboring cliff, while, brandishing bis enormous cluw lu iletniwe, the lobster remained willing, perhaps at the bottom of the pcol. But the lobster wll doubtless le!! you, if you meet him, that the lob-tcr-flshlng In Newfoundland la very poor at present. SECRET8 OF LIFE. Object of Illnloalcal Laboratories at Turtugan and on Long Island. Fresh Interest lu the Carnegie In stitution la awakened by tbe selec tion, under its auspices and with its support, of two locotloua for biological lulKiratories to accommodate those branches of Its aervlce that deal with tbe lioginnings, the development and the mutations of life Itself. These lab oratories are to be established at Cold Springs Harbor, on Long Island, and at Dry Tortugna. The former will be he more Important, or at least will iwgln Its work on a larger ecale and with better auxiliary equipment than the other, Inasmuch as It will be In close proximity to the Brooklyn In stitute and to the hatchery of the New York State fish commission, and dur ing the two busy summer months when Investigation la moat active their rnclUUes will be placed at IU disposal. Along the upper end of the harbor a snndsplt runs nearly tbe whole dis tance, forming an almost Inclosed bas in which la very rich la marine life, while the channel between It and the outer harbor exhibits a rank growth of algae, among which tnolluaka and c hlnoderms are abundant There waa aome prospect at one MKDMALSlM contribute to railway means large and regular dividends and a healthful tone in the world of finance In fact while the farmer la pro ducing large and salable crops the nation haa a stable baaia of prosperity which even the wildest financiering of Wall trawt speculators caunot disturb. Chicago News. cannon, to kerve tbe aelOsu amuuous oi their rulers? What nation ever permanently profited by war for war'i sake? Where la the empire of Alexander, the Itonie oi Julius Caesar, the France aa Napoleon made It? And tlx conquerors themselves? Caesar died by the hand of an assassin, because he was too ambitious. Alexander, un satisfied, sighed for more worlds to conquer. Napoleon, perhaps the greatest of them til. died a hopeless prisoner In the awful bankruptcy which robbed him of tliroue, son wife, everything. These men had drunk to the dregs of military glory; their fame makes beggars of the puog military heroes of a day; and yet Verestchagin In hla Vive 1'Empereur paints the gloriet of war In a heap of Bkulls with vultures flying overhead. A young French professor of history, M. Herve, in a recent text book, thu summarizes Naioleou's work: "Four mil lion men killed on the battlefield; national hatreds that were to perpetuate themselves and bring about fresh bos tlUtlea; the Declaration of the nights of Man hated, ami Justly bated, by all humanity." If this be as unfair au.l one-sided as to curse Napoleon for the Ills which Fraucf endured with the return of the Bourbons (as some writer actually dot. It Is not without suggestlveues as showln;' the other Bide of military glory the conqueror cursed foi his very triumphs, because of tills awful cost of his glory. In blood and treasure. AJbany Argus. of the Agricultural and figures to JAPANESE SOLDIERS JAPANESE SHARPSHOOTERS time that the laboratory established at Woods Hole, at which excellent work haa been done for some years, would be incorporated in the general system of the Institution, but the selection of Cold Spring Harbor was made upon the advice of Professor Charles H. Da venport, of Harvard and Chicago uni versities, who will be the directing head of the new laboratory, and whose achievements In the past Justl lles the highest expectation of the new Hue of Investigation lu which he Is lo engage, Researches Into tropical marine life have not been carried so far as lu higher ultltudes, and rich dis covery, It Is believed, awaits the work at Dry Tortugas, which will be under the direction of Professor Alfred O. Mayer, formerly of Harvard and now president of the zoological department of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Science seems to be adventuring luto broader realms of mystery than ever before. It is bolder and more persist ent thnn at any previous time In the world's history. It Is building not for to-day, but for all time. The struc ture which It proposes to rear Is bound less, and lta fearlessness and faith are In Btrlklng contrast lo the timidity wlih which, not so many years ago, It ap proached problems which now seem simple If not almost contemptible. Could Professor Darwin return and wttne the emn ncIpHtlon of mind wrought by his doctrine of evolution he would have no reason to reproach himself for contributing nothing to the world's progress. It Is nothing less than the secret of life that It la pro posed to probe at these laboratories. How does It start; upon what condi tions does It depent In the scale of as cent or descent? As Professor Black ford, of the fish and game commis sion, says of It, "Neither Professor Da venport nor anyone else expects to live to see tbe work undertaken more titan Just begun. It Is laid out on lines com prehending tbe cnuses of maintenance and development that will require a course of observation of possibly cen turies." Bostou Transcript. NEW VEIL DANCE. Junt the Opposite from the Grotesque and Nolay C'nke Walk. A new dance which has already cap tivated Paris has made Its appearance In the Loudon ball rooms, says the Lon don Mall The dance of the veil la danse du voile Is just the opposite of the gro tesque and noisy cake walk, and Is likely to bring back something of the grace and beauty of the stalely minuet. The veil dancers float and glide about with light, nebulous wings at tached to tbe side or back of tbe cor sage. These they wave up and down aa they daintily advance or recede with tripping steps, or manipulate them so as to form beautiful and varied Ogurea In wing and cloud effects. Much of the bnauty of the dance depends on the cleverness and orig inality of the dancer, who may make U MBJBv M 7', ' M I -C Jtl 3 aVnOkslBk. Vr maintenance and operation. It The r utility of War. N this day and age of tbe world, what ai. anachronism It aeema that Russia and Japan muat settle their dlffereocea by the arbitrament of the sword. Nearly two thousand years aftei 'A noyl Christ, has the world advanced ao little, la there jmvmr J no other way? Must men still be food foi CAN SHOOT STRAIGHT. 3eOe .7 FIRING FROM TRENCHES. stately with statuesque poses, or romp lng and coquettish, us will best sull her personality. In the ball room the veil dancer'i wings are worn with the regular even ing gown, being fashioned of color, ma terlal nud design to harmonize will the costume for which tliev are intend ed. The wings may be of silk, with long ends, which are waved and handled like scarfs, but those of tulle or mus llu are generally preferred, as they givi a delightful, transparent, gauzy effect, and are more novel, Is not so easy tt manipulate prettily. Often the wings are bespangled with gold or silver, so that they scin tillate and flash as the daucer movct to and fro waving them beneath tin lights. Boston Herald. WAS THIS LAND PAID FOR? Confederate Money Win the Only Con sideration Received for It. A suit baa been filed In the second division of Pulaski circuit court which takes one back to the days of the con federacy, when the currency In circu lation was that Issued by the Confed erate States of America. The suit Is a petition tiled by tb heirs of .Mark Kelly, through their at torneys, Hose, Hemingway & Hose, praying a writ of mandamus directed to Francis K. Conway, State land com missioner, to compel him to Issue a patent to certain lands In Green coun ty, purchased by Kelly In 1858, ami which were paid for in confederate money. The petitioners are J. W. Kelly, C. i:. stone, II. L. Stone, Allle Stone and Frances Valley Bowen, by M. V. CoU lier. The petition allege that In 18M Mark Kelly purchased at a sale by th common school commissioner ol Greene county the west half of ths southeast quarter of section 16, town ship 18 north, range 0 east, consisting of eighty acres, located In the north, ern Part of Orocu county, about elgh miles from Paragould. Later, "when the civil war was flagrant and when the only circulating medium was con federate money," Kelly paid for ths land In confederate money, which was accepted by the State as good and sufficient payment. , However, Kelly neglected to secure from the State n patent for the land. He entered upon the land and remain ed In full and undisputed possession thereof until his death, since which time the heirs have continued in pos session, claiming It as their own. Recently they applied to the State land commissioner for a pntent on the land, which he refused to Issue on the sole ground that It was paid for In confederate money. Little Rock Gazette. ' It Takes Tims. It take about 28 days to print bank, notes properly so tluit they will 1st fully "sea soiled" to go Into the audi of ths nubile. IMMIMHMIIMIMI OLD- I FAVORITES MMIMKMHIMIIHUHI Tke Oacietr Upon tbe Btaalelaae. I reaida at Table Mountain, and my asme is Truthful James; I am not up to small deceit or any sinful games; Aad I'll tell in simple language what I know about the row Itat broke up oar society a pan the Sun- Ulow. But Unit I would remark that it is not a proper plan For any scientific gent to whale his fel low man. And If a member don't agree with his peculiar whim To lay for that same member for to "put a bead" on him. Now nothing could be finer or more beau tiful to see Than the first six months' proceedings of that Miue society, CUl Brown of Calaveras brought a lot of fossil bones Thst be found within a tunnel near ths tenemeut of Jones. Then Brown he read a paper, and ha reconstructed there. From those suine bones an animal that was extremely rare; And Jones then asked the chair for a suspension of the rules Till he could prove that those same bones waa one of bis lost mules. Thea Brown he smiled a bitter smile, and said he was at fault. It seems he had been trespassing on Jones' family vault; He was a mnst sarcastic man, this quiet Mr. Brown, And ou several occasions he had cleaned out the town. Now I hold it is not decent for a scientific glMlt To say unothcr Is an ass at least, to all intent; Nor should the individual who happeus to be meant Be ply by heaving rocks at him to any great extent. Then Abner Denn of Angel's raised a point of order when A chunk of old red sandstone took him In the abdomen, And he smiled a kind of sickly smile and curled up on the floor, And the subsequent proceedings inter estcd hliu no more. For, iu less time than I write it, every .uiemlxT did engage la a warfare with the remnants of a paleozoic uge; And the way they heaved those fossils in their auger was a sin, Till the Kkull of an old mammoth caved the head of Thompson in. Aud this is all I have to say of these Improper games. For I live ut Tahle Mountain and my name Is Truthful James; And I've told in simple language what I know about the row That broke up our society upon the Stan- Islow. Bret Harte. THE TOWER OF LONDON, Older Titan Any Knropean Palace Jewel KoomCtit. lilood'e leed Possibly few persons are aware that iu comparison with tbe tower tbe pal aces and prisons throughout Europe nrc modern creations, says tbe St James Gazette. The oldest bit of pal ace lu Europe, tuut of the west front of the Burg lu Vienna, Is of tbe time of Henry VIII. The Kremlin In Moscow, the Doge's palace In Venice, are of tbe fourteenth century. Tbe seraglio In Stamboul was built by Mohammed II. The oldest part of the Vatican was commenced by Borgia, whose name It bears. Tbe old Louvre was begun In the reign of Henry VITL, the Tuileries lu that of Elizabeth. In the time of bur civil war Versailles was yet a swamp. The sixteenth century claims tbe Es curlal, tbe eighteenth Sans Soucl. Jerusalem's Serall Is a Turkish edifice; the palaces of Athens, Cairo, Teheran, are all of modern date. So It Is, too, with the prisons. With the sole ex- ! CfpLluu o oi. an-iu v... ,.v, I of modern date ns compared with that one from which Italph Flambard es caped In tbe year 1100, the date of tbe Ilirst crusade. The crown Jewels In the tower are worth. It may be supiosed, some 3,OU0,OW. Everything of state re galia Is there with one notable ex ception. The Knblnor is represented by a crystal. Queen Alexandra wears the original on grent occasions as part Df her personal Jewels. The, tower bus been the sovereign's strong room for the storing of treasure ever since tower-dwelling moniircbs were. The old jewel house Itself was built simul taneously with the royal mint, when that establishment was within the tow er walls. The only attempt to steal the treasure Is historic. It was tbe feat of that picturesque villain Col. Blood lie bud Ingratiated himself with the deputy keeper of the jewels; bad gone so far ns to propose n match between his ward and the daughter of the official. All went smoothly. The bogus swain turned up to be inspected, with him three others and the colonel. They beat and gagged the old ninn, se cured the crown, orb nnd scepter and were Just making off when by the strangest coincidence the son of tbe jewel keeper arrived from Flanders. The scene which followed would do credit to the dramr.tisL The colonel, disguised us a clergyman, had the crown concealed beneath his cassock, and added bis voice to the hue and cry. "Stop the vllllnn!" he roured. He hod reached his horse before the Imposture was discovered. When they 'made for him he turned and fired In tke fare of the men nearest htm. The pistol mlMwd fire and tbe crown was saved, but not uninjured. Trampled In the mud, its jewels were all k no- ed out and many of them lost. An ap prentice found the great pearl, a scav enger the biggest diamond. "Well, it was a gallant deed; It was to gain a crown," was all Blood bad' to say as they carried bint a prisoner to the dungeons. But no ill befell him for this and other treason. He bad played for high stakes before, bad at tempted to surprise Dublin castle and capture tbe duke of Ormonde, and, thut failing had coolly laid his plans to sieze and bang him when he return ed to London. The outcome of all was that, confessing to having plotted to take his sovereign's life, he was grant ed a pension, and lived and died in the odor of sanctity at court All this took place in the Martin tower, which is haunted to this day, your are desired to believe. Tbe ghost hi that of Harry Percy, ninth earl of Northumberland, who spent fourteen years of bis life a prisoner there. Tbe wizard earl, they called him. For his companions be bad Halcigh. working on lils mystic preparations which be hoped would produce an elixir of life; and Henrlot, Allen Torperley, his Magi, as they were known. This llttie coterie discovered sun spots before the alert eye of Galileo had detected their ex istence, and was the first to detect the satellites of Jupiter. When, at the end of his long Imprisonment, tbe earl re turned to his home, he founded a li brary from which half the learuing of following years had Its inspiration. Only a sun dial, fixed by Heriot's owu bands remains to commemorate that remarkable fellowship which did so much for tbe glory of English science. MANY SYSTEMS ARE IN USE. Ballwars In England Arc Operate L'nder a Variety of Conditions. It is not easy for an American rail road man to conceive of the conditions exlsng In tbe British Islands. Tbe English railway systems total only 000 miles. et this comparatively small mileage Is the property of 2"J0 com panies, more than half of which have their separate administration and exec utive. The others are "leased and worked lines." Allotting an average of eight directors apiece to each of the 1Z5 Independent companies, the Eng lish railways support 1,000 directors, whose fees can hardly be less than $1,250 a year each. The railroads of India cover about 2C,0u0 miles. Yet Thomas Bobertson, tbe expert who recently reported to the British government ou Indian rail way administration, says that tbe tusk of supervising the lines of that vust country might safely be Intrusted to a board of three qualified men, assisted by a secretary, a chief Inspector and a nutnoT of inspectors and auditors. Three experts with a small staff are considered by Mr. Robertson capable of performing duties of about the same character as those for which In Eng land are employed 1,000 amateur di rectors with their secretaries and as sistant secretaries, accountants, audi tors, clerks, messengers, etc. If only the sum of $1,250,000 paid awuy unnuully in fees to railway di rectors were available for a centralized rauway board it would be possible to attract the ablest men by offering tbe largest known salaries and yet make a saving. The saving by "standardization" Is also to be considered. The Harriman roads, 17,000 miles, are to unify their machinery so that all "parts" of roll ing Rtock shall be Interchangeable. The consolidation of American roads has gone much farther than in Britain. The Vanderbllt and Pennsylvania sys tems contain about 20,000 miles each, cither one of them nearly equaling the 22,000 miles of nil England. And though the Individual roads In these systems have in some cases their sep arate boards, these usually consist of practically the same men. Many Im portant lines nrc also "leased and worked." Against the VtO systems of 22.0W miles less than 100 miles to n line In England the Vanderbllt and Pennsylvania systems Include together less (ban twenty component lines, or an average of more tudii 2,000 iii'ic-3 u line. The longest single line In the United States, the Southern Pacific, has over 0,500 miles of track. For Their Stomachs' Sake. Sunday-school treats must come round oftener In England than In the United States, for the Dean of Bristol has Included In his recent book "Odds and Ends," many Btories of tbe hold of such festivities on the juvenile heart and stomach. The hand of the small boy wavered for an instant over a plate of cakes before be took one. "Thanks," be said, after his momentary hesitation. "I'm suri I can manage it if I stand up." Another boy, still smaller, who had stuffed systematically, at last turned to his mother and sighed. "Carry me homo, mother, but, ob, don't beud mo!" Tbe average boy In Yorkshire knows why be attends these feasts, and does not relisji being furnished forth scant ily. A solicitous curate approached one who was glowering mysteriously "Have you hud a good tea?" the curate asked. "No," snid the loy, in an aggrieved tone, laying bis hand on his diaphragm. "It don't hurt me yet" Man for the Place. Scarett, who was elected president of the Automobile Club of America, bns an oppropprlnte name for the position. Perhaps, says the Chicago Dully News, the members could find no man named Ilunoveritt. The easiest way to get along 1 with some people is to let them think they ere right Mark Ashton, the author of Stands Alone," has written biblical romisoe. Doubleday, Page St Co. auxuMiaee "The Fugitive," a picture of Kueaaaa Jewish life, by Ezra S. Bruduo. "Swinburne' is the new title an nounced by McClure, Phillips & Co. tit their "Contemporary Men of Letters" series. The biography will be writ by George Edward Woodbury. Mrs. Aldeu's book, "Women's Way of Earning Money," will be the first volume In the Woman's Home Library, which Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster ie editing for A. S. Barnes & Co. Two weeks after tbe date of iaaiM the American Unitarian Associatiott found It necessary to go to press with a aecvbd edition of David Starr Jor dan's new book, "Tbe Call of ts Twentieth Century." . A new book by M. F. Waller, enti tled "A Daughter of the Rich," tells of the adventures of a wealthy New York girl who went to live in a happy Vermont family. It is said that the story Is told with "genuine Louisa iL Alcott sympathy.'' Dwlght Tilton's new novel, "My Lady Laughter," the latest announce ment of the C. M. Clark Publishing Company of Boston, will have as its background a location and period which has been hitherto practically neglected by novelists. In her latest novel, "The Pine Grove House," Ruth Hall turns aside from historical fiction and gives a realistic picture of the life of city people at a summer hotel in a small country tow a. The story has an abundance of inter est, mystery and Incident. This has beo-n a prosaic season la fiction, on the whole, and the reaction brings Its comforts. It Is pleasant lo pass out of the garden of rose-perfumed titles and meet such homely thistles as "Sally of Missouri." "But ternut Jones," and "Tennessee Todd." It speaks well for Mr. Van Zlle's characterization of his English noble In A Duke and His Double" that Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co., of London have just purchased tbe English rlghla In that book from Messrs. Henry Unit & Co. It also speaks well for tbe goo nature of Mr. Van Kile's satire that, al though Flint and his family of newly rich Chicagoans are satirized, the book Is popular In Chicago. D. Appleton & Co. have issued a new edition of Andrew D. White's "History of the Warfare of Science with Theology." This edition has a larger page than the former ones and Is bound In a new style of cloth, mak ing It more srtrlctly of the library form. It Is the fourteenth edition that haa been printed since the work first came out in 389t. Editions have been pub lished in England, aud among tbe translations Is one in Italian. A large part of the elatmrate edition of Dr. Mudgo's groat work, "The God of the Egyptians; or, Studies in Egyp tian Mythology," which Is to be brought out soon by the Open Court Publishing Company was destroyed by fire in the bindery,' thus reducing the total number of copies to 1,000, of which 300 are reserved for the Ameri can market Owing to the great cost of making the original color plates, which were also destroyed. It is doubt ful whether the work will be nnder taken again. Though Lillian Bell is now Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Bogue, of New York, she retains her maiden name for 11 Usury purposes. She is the daughter of .Major Williuin W. Bell, of Chicago, and was born and educated in Chicago. Her first successful book. Issued Just ten years ago, was "The Love Affaire of an Old Maid," which, with "A Little Sister of the Wilderness" and "The Under Side of Things," established her reputation as a writer of clever fiction. Her more recent books, dealing with her impressions of European Ufe, have been Revercly criticised. Her latest lo "The Dowager Countess and the Amer ican Girl." lluW iSe Cooked, It. Roast beef which happens to be tore has been at times turned Into well done meat with a rapidity that the lay patrons of restaurants could not un derstand. Yesterday one of the men In a restaurant who had cut away a piece of roast beef observed to the wulter that he regretted It waa so rare. "I'll fix thut all right" said the wait er, taking up the plate. "But I've cut it" was the nnswer. That seemed to make no difference, for the waiter carried off the beef, lie returned presently bearing a slice that looked quite different But when it was cut the meat was just the same, although It was dark outside. The waiter was pained that the guest should be in tbe least dissatisfied. "Why, I never worked in a restau rant In my life where it wasn't the customary to make tbe roast beef well done by holding it in boiling water," said he with an Injured air. "That" what we ulwnys do when we hove to take It bock for a customer." Wna Hell-Centered. Miss Beemer Who is your favorite poet, Mr. Weaver? Weaver (who Is addicted to TOntlfy ing) Really, don't you know, I think it might appear egotistical for me to answer that question frankly. Beaton Transcript -Saw