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The Commoner,
JUNE 17, 104.
Things.
The United States supremo court
has handed down a decision in har
mony with its previous decisions af
fecting the status of the Philippines.
In the case of the publishers and edi
tors of a Manila newspaper, who wcro
convicted of libel and denied o trial
by jury as guaranteed by the consti
tution, the court held that inasmuch
as congress in legislating for the Phil
ippines has not provided for trial by
jury, no such right exists, in the isl
ands. In a former decision the cour. inti
mated that the amendments to the
constitution constituting what is
3tnown as the bill of rights might bo
held to apply to all the territory of
the United States, but this Intimation
clearly was inconsistent with ils de
cision that in the government of the
Philippines Congress, is under no con
stitutional restrictions. The court's
decision fully" establishes the doctrine
that the constitution applies only to
the states.
In legislating for the territories, un
der the doctrine first laid down in the
Dred Scott decision and now main
tained by the republican party, no
resident of a territory has any right
which congress is bound to respect.
The constitutional restrictions placed
upon congress and the executive, it is
held, do not give protection to the in
habitants' of the territories. Congress
may do as it pleases with them, with
out regard to the constitution. It
may deny them the right of trial by
jury, as it has done with the inhabi
tants of the Philippines, or it may
grant them that right, as it has done
to the inhabitants of Hawaii. Con
gress and the executive are supreme.
The inhabitants of the territories are
not citizens they aro subjects, chat
tels, things. Milwaukee News.
The Passing of Popular Novels.
Book publishing and authorship in
our day. remarks Mr. George Seibel,
have come to resemble a. continuous
vaudeville performance. As a timely
adaptation of the old query, "What
becomes of the pins?" he suggests,
"What becomes of the books?" and
he finds the question both pathetic
Has Tried Both
Tr&voling for Health vs. Dieting.
A man who was sent to Europe for
his health and finally found cure in a
little change in his diet, says:
"I was troubled with dyspepsia for
five years and two doctors here in
Kenosha that treated me for over a
year l)oth told me th8re was no- help
for me. Then I had an experj from
Chicago, but still received no relief;
then followed another expert from
Chicago who came to our house two
times a month for four months. He
gave me up like all the others and told
me to take a 'trip across the ocean
which" I did in the year 1899 and came
home about as bad as when I started.
The doctors told mo my stomach lin
ing was .full of sores. Then I began
to study my own case and learned of
the diet recommended by the Fostum
Cereal Co., so I gave up coffee, pork
and alj greasy foods and began using
Postum Fopd Coffee. Gradually I got
better and better until I am well now
as I ever was in my younger days,
have no trouble and eat anything fit
to eat. .
"Sometimes away from home t am
persuaded to drink coffee, but I only
take a sip of it for it tastes bitter
and disagreeable to me, but the longer
I use Postum the better I like it and
the 'better I feel. I could say a great
deal more of my experience with Pos
tum, but think this will give every
one a good idea of what leaving off
coffee and using Postum can do."
Name .given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich..
Look in each pkg. for the famous
lltUe book, "The ItoaA to Wellville,"
and puzzling. If we would.console our
solves with the thought that the boolcs
of real merit live, while those of pro
tentlous emptiness die, Mr. Seibel re
minds us that "Kipling's 'Kim' is bur
ied alongside of Archibald Claverlng
Gunter's 'Mr. Barnes,' and Mario Co
relll's popular stories keep up a steady
sale like Anthony Hope's fine Zenda
romances." Nevertheless, ho attempts
a classification of. some of the puzzling
phenomena of the book trade. He
finds, for instance, that "such books
as are written to feed some fad or
craze aro pushed aside when the public
is gorged." We quote further (from
The Critic, May):
"There was the theological novel,
which began its course with ''Robert
Elsmere,' a powerful piece of work
despite reminiscences of 'Middle
march'; then followed 'John Ward,
Preacher,' 'The Damnation of Theron
Ware 'The Gadfly.' They are gone
their titles but memories, and very
tenous memories some.,. The frenzy
for historical fiction followed, and
'brought us 'When Knighthood Was in
Flower,' 'To Have and to Hold,' 'Alice
of Old Vincennes.' These, too, are
gone; rarely called for in book stores
or libraries; the reproach of ignorance
has been lifted from the unfortunates
that had not read them. . . .
"'David Harum.' which started the
rural fiction fever, and incidentally
led publishers to realize that a pop
ular novel while it lasts is as gooa as
an oil-gusher, shows how long a book
of real merit may hope to live. One
book store which sold four hundred
copies a month when 'David Harum'
was the rage is now selling ten copies
a month.
"Taking 'David Harum' as a strik
ing case of literary longevity, it may
be deduced that the average novel, if
if v,oj roni morlt. and tickles the pub
lic palate, if interest in it is revived
by dramatization ana tno saie stim
ulated by cheap editions, may live six
voora nr ninre. Most of the big sell
ers do not live that long. 'The aver
age successful novel,' says one largo
bookseller, 'lives about a year. Some
do not last six montns; ana muuy-uw
not last three months. It must be
taken into consideration that a book
u,,0 irtTio-or in a hook Bhop than in a
library, for if it does not sell well it
is even more likely to bo in stock and
o. tQ rmrphnfifir's eve. whereas
o in,MW K would-be reader must
ask for it. This makes the statement
of one librarian especially significant,
who says that 'the average novel lasts
about six weeks, then the people do
not ask for it any more.' "
The real reason that successful
books drop out and are heard of no
more, says Mr. Seibel, is that they are
crushed to death by the new books
piled on top of them. Literary Digest.
tho Interminable delays of tho law.
"I've lived hero for more than thirty
years," said Mr. McLaughlin, "and my
good name Is worth more to mo than
all tho money and property I havo."
And, so saying, Mr. McLaughlin,
domocrat, drew his check, reimbursed
tho county for loss sustained through
no fault of his own and wont about
his business as quietly and unosten
tatiously as before.
Tho World-Herald points to Mr. Mc
Laughlin's record with pride, both as
a citizen and as a democrat. Such men
have been none too numerous in tho
past His example Is a good ono.r
Omaha World-Herald.
William McLaughlin.
Several years ago William McLaugh
ling was elected treasurer of Lancas
ter county, Nebraska, on the demo
cratic, ticket. Mr. McLaughlin's stand
ing as a citizen was evidenced by his
oinnHnn na a rifimocrat in the over
whelming republican county of Lan-
caster. lie. served nis omwm ""
jt a,Uf arf. retired with honor.
Several years after his retirement it
was discovered by accident that a
trusted clerk in Mr. McLaughlin's em
ploy had been recreant to his trust,
and had stolen public funds. The
moment this fact was disclosed Mr.
McLaughlin demanded a thorough in
vestigation. An expert was employed,
and a search of the books disclosed
that this clerk had embezzled upward
of $4,000 by forging tax receipts.
Mr. McLaughlin looked at the total
submitted by the expert, and, without
a word, drew' his check foY the fud
amount. There was no' quibbling, no
re0rt to technicalities, no refuge in
"Thy Peoples's Privyer".
The Epworth Era publishes a poem
entitled "Thy People's Prayer' writ
ten by Prof A. C. Millar, formerly of
Conway, Ark., now connected with
Central college at Fayette, Mo. It Is
a plea for a higher national ideal, and
well repays reading: '
0 God of wisdom, by whoso breath
Tho sails of Christian ships were
blessed,
As through tho trackless seas they
sped
To rouse from sleop the waiting
West;
Thy spirit breathe, let jvisdom fill
Thy people now to work thy will.
O God of mercy, by whose hand
Our fathers, torn from sheltering
tree,
When king and priest-would sore op
press, Were fixed in soil of liberty;
Enlarge our life till hearts shall
throb
Responsive to the exile's sob.
O God of battles, whose strong arm
Delivered freemen from tho power
Of tyrants, when their boastful bands
Would trample Freedom's fairest
flower,
Thy prowess prove; let despots feel
That right is mightier still than
steel.
0 God of freedom, by whoso might
The fetters forged for slaves were
rent,
While brother's blood enriched our
soil.
And states by war's fierce fires were
blent;
Nerve freemen now to strike, a blow
And fell to earth their treacherous
foe.
0 God of justice, by whose law
The weak are strong, the mighty
fall,
When men, bereft of heaven's rights,
Like giants rise and break their
thrall;
Let justice now find living voice,
And bid wronged Cuba free rejoice.
0 God of love and light, look down'
In pity on the groanine earth.
And let thy love swell eyery heart,
auu iigut 10 nope give joyous birth,
Shrink not our faith from paths we
see,
When moved by thee, when led by
.inee.
From wrath and greed and glory's
gleam' .. '
Restrain us, O thou God of peace;
For wounds of warriors would we
weep,
Yet through us cause wild war to
cease
Thy people, filled with thee, shall
wondrous worth of loyal love.
Thus nobler than the kings of earth,
This royal race that thou hast led
Shall larger life from thee receive
As love lights up the path they
tread
0 God of life, our life to irfve
That life .fulfilled in love may liye. J
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P. M. Shirtfis
West dHstar, r.a.
Tricks to Avoid Service.
"The life of a Russian soldier," said
tho sago, "is desperately hard, and
owing to tho compulsory service la.w
there are all sorts of attempts mado
by tho simple-minded recruiting offi
cer. At a station in eastern Russia,
for instance, a conscript recently
pleaded deafness and so wouldn't an
swer any of tho questions put to him.
" 'You can go .home,' said tho sur
geon at last, In a very low tone.
"The fellow jumped for the door and
so was caught.
A'Near Moscow a Hercules said .that
the Index and middle fingers of his
fight hand were joined together and
could not be separated. Thoy didn't
look it, but tho surgeon's strength was
not great enough to separate them and
at last the examiner said:
" 'How were your fingers before you
had this accident?'
"'Thoy were this way,' said Her
cules, and to the surprise of every
one, he illustrated by opening his fin
gers as easily as anybody else."
Philadelphia Press.
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Thomas Jefferson.
The new two-cent stamps show.
Thomas Jefferson with his hair parted ,
in the middle. That's all right ho"
didn't part his politics that way, and
nobody ever ventured to call him Tom-'
mie. Florida Times-Union.
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