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Following tin1 custom of the pant
' ' thirty-five yours, the Indian govern
ment has appointed n commission to
inquire into tho t'.xtont of the recent
fninlno nnd the nioihod adopted for
coping with it, having in view tho col
lection of information thnt may l)c of
vnluo in tliii future. Tho report of this
commission hup. Just boon published,
although It was oomploU'l and signed
is curly as last .Mn. Tho cmucc given
for withholding It from publication is
i hat it would not have- been policy to
publish It until the Ind' 1:1 budget had
bren passed and Lord Googo lininll
(. ton offered lo tho world ill neeiit
glowing panegyric on the prosperity
f India, union, noodle- to wiy, was
akeu wlih a very biz chi-enmit by
veryhody who know anjthlnj, about
It. lint It .wooeodod onl.v too well In
tho. object it hud in view, namely,
Milvlng the conscience or tho Jlrltlsh
people, nnd persuading them to believe
that their administration of India left
little or nothing to be desired.
As far ns tho report Itself Is con
cerned it lucks the importance of sev
eral of its predecessors, that of lbSl
more pnitlcularly. This Ih only baying
that tho ground ban boon effectively
Icared, tho rules nnd regulation!) laid
down for administration during fnm
uo periods being found on the whole
workable. Severe famine, however,
rarely occurs twice running In tho
same district, nnd as Indin is a great
eongerlea of people rather than a na
tion there has to be a good deal of
latitude permitted in dealing with
them. A famine code niUHt necessarily
bo limited to broad principles and the
application of them loft to those on
tho spot, and it is this that always
ealln for inquiry and ciiticlstn.
A Tul of l4irc .Moment.'
The. samo men rarely have the work
to do twice In the same place or un
der exactly the same conditions and.
actuated though tlicy are by the
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HOW BOOKS ARE REVIEWED.
I'uuIlihenT 1'lnn lo hate Vuliitihle Tlmo
Cor I lie IMItur.
They were discussing sanctum se
crete and tho talk had drifted to hook
, iiivlewlng. "It must take n lot of
time oven to read till the books, aside
from the wilting of tho reviews," re
marked the cry young icportcr. Tho
literary editor smiled. "There nro
trlnks in all trades and tho book pub
, Ushers luno theirs," he replied. "See
hero," and ho picked up from his desk
the nubliihcr's announcement of a
novel that had just come in for review,
-ays tho Philadelphia Record. "This,
in n general way, gives mo an Idea of
tho story, but here Is the key printed
tit tho bottom: 'Chapters 2, :i, 5, 10 and
12 give tho key to the plot; pages 02
to 102 Bbow something of tho author's
descriptive powers; pages 110 to 111,
chapter 23, to page 213, and pages 222
to 225 reveal his knowledge of tho
western mining life and its types; also
something ot his humor. Chapter 30
prcso'nts tho heroine In a very striking
nnd dramatic light; pages 292-293 ann
chapter 32 conclude the incidents of
chapter 23. Tho last chapter gives evi
dence of tho uuthor's knowledge of In
dlan character which he uses to make
h terribly Impressive end of his hnlf
breed villain.' From that you will see,"
continued tho literary editor, "that It
Isn't at nil necossary to rend the book
unless you want to. A cursory glance
at the pages indicated by tho publisher
will give yon ample Information for
the writing of 11 perfunctory review."
NATIVE CEMETERY, MALACCA.
All tho UrntcK from Klugx lo l'ouiunts
Arc Nnmclrim.
Tho Mnkam is that vast native come
tery in which it Is the desire of every
1'anang Mulay to find his last 1 eating
jilace. It covors many ncres of ground,
' and the llttlo ncsan, or headstones,
riBO everywhere through the rank
growths Jhnt cover tho fruitful
soil. A few trees stand hore and there,
trees with thick, fat lenves, soft nnd
flabby IqiUtouch, of tho kind called
"snpan8"TpBP.MnlnyB, because their
' shape' la not unlike that of a flat rlco
ladle. Orcoslonallv the uravo of a
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strongest feeling-" of humanity and
willing though they may bo to exert
themselves, they may, nevertheless,
make n failure whore before they
scored a success. The gront thing is
to under3tnnd the people, nnd ns offi
cials arc constantly being moved nbout
In the way of promotion they are apt
to make use of experience previously
gained when they really ought to bo
commencing again almost nt the bot
tom. This no doubt largely explains
the failures brought to light In the
famine administration a year ago; ter
ribly hard conditions were imposed
whore tho people were unable to bear
them, and far too easy ones whore they
wore much moie favorably situated.
This ut once raised tho question
whether It Is not po-slbly to govern
- vast a country more largely by Its
own inhabitants In accordance with Its
own wants and traditions.' That does
not mean establishing leprosontativo
Institutions and placing the mere ma
chinery of government In tho hands of
the natives: it Is quite possible, Indeed,
that the latter lias been done to far
too great an extent already. The low
er branches of the civil service have
been thrown open and the nmbltlon of
the native seems to be to obtain n
government situation where he Is spon
drilled Into all the red tape of the offi
cial class. In tills way thousands of
them en mo to bo employed in f amino
administration and were much more
reluctant to break through the stipu
lated regulations than the Kngllshman.
If they make a mistake, they run tho
risk of being cashiered, whereas an
Kuglish official In case of emergency
always feels at liberty to cxcrclso .1
certain amount of discretion, for which
ho will not be hnrshly treated by his
superiors as long as it is not abused.
Work Imperfectly Hour.
Hut this is not tho kind of govern
ment thnt a country like India stnnds
in need of. Municipal and well regu
lated Institutions are nil very well for
the cities and larger towns, but just
as a sledgo hammer is not the proper
Instrument for cracking a nut, uo these
institutions cease to be applicable to
raja, a noule, or a man of wealth is
marked by a headstone upon which
some pious words of Arabic Invocation
havo boon rudely carved; somo others
nre squared roughly; but for the most
part the graves have no other orna
ment thnn a round piece of water
worn granite protruding only u few
Inches above tho surface of tho ground,
or a rudely carved wooden peg lean
lug ciazlly to ono side. Two or three
of the graves have tumble-down erec
tions built over them by tho piety of
tho surviving relations of htm who
lies beneath. Their dovotlon, how
ever, has not been equal to the task
ot keeping their work in repair, and
tho decaying uprights and cross-pieces
have tho appcarauco of a pile of spcll
caus. Traces may be noted In other
parts of tho cemetery of spasmodic
attempts to fence in some of tho
graves, but these lmvo long been
nbnndoned as Utopian. On one raja's
grave may bo seen a huge lion four
posted bedstead, which Oriental wis
domdoubtless after long and anxious
discussion has at length devoted to
what Its owner conceived was tho end
for which It was originally fashioned.
Kudo huts rise here und there among
tho graves, with tho grasses and creep
ers clinging nbout their knees, and
these are built by the desire of the
dead who lmvo left money behind
them for tho purpose to accommo
date Mm priests mid holy men who
come to chant verses of tho Koran
during the quiet nighttime, that the
souls of tho departed may rest In
pence. All the graves, from those of
the kings who ruled the land to those
of the peasunts who tilled tho soil, are
nameless; und thus, when a man has
lain benonth the sod for a year or two,
even thoso of his kindred who held
him most dear nro uunblo to say with
.certainty where their brother lies bur
ied. National Review.
ROCKEFELLER ON SUCCESS.
The AUiIre of the J(h-hiit Mini In tlir
World.
Recently John U. Rockefeller ad
dressed the students of the Univer
sity of Chicago, to which Institution
he has given more than nluo million
dollar., lie spoke In pait as follows;
tt-&Jl tymews' ip .Jk. mm.
E Bw&8STRSS
the scattered agricultural communities.
Isolnted the people are not, for one of
tho advantages In dealing with them is
their almost universal custom of living
together in villages and groups, so thnt
there Is no tracking down tho separate
little homesteads situated miles apart,
ns In America or England. In ordi
nary times these villages nro left n
good deal to themselves; perhaps tho
only government official they see in
he course of the year Is the tux col
lector. Hut there Is 11 sense of depend
ence nevertheless, unil if anything tho
least out of tho common occurs tho
nearest F.ngllsh magistrate Is the man
who must bo consulted. The head mini
of tho village may be the recognized
medium of communication, but when
it comes to action his powers nro very
limited.
India, in short. Is becoming over
governed nnd with laws often alien to
the genius of the people, however ap
propriate they may seem In tho eyes
of modern civilization. Their natural
protectors find themselves of little ac
count unless they enter Into the pre
vailing occupation of tho well to do
nnd become grain dealers or merchnnts
or rivals In some other way of the
ruling race, and their" Interests they
then imagine to be the continuance of
cheap labor. Hut until the value of
that is raised to a much higher per
manent level the people will never be
able to take care of themselves, aud
each recurring time of scnrclty nnd
famine will he accompanied with the
same pitiful tales of distress and suf
fering which no commissions of In
quiry will over eradicate.
Corroborative.
Examining physician (to applicant
for insurance) Il'in! Young man,
there is something tho matter with
your heart. Applicant Your daughter
fuond that out a long time ngo.Chl
cago Tiibune.
The Ui-lo-XotT Iriftucnim.
"Have you hay fever?" "No; that'll
old. I have the elecwic fan sniffles."
Puck.
"Students of tho Unlveislty of Chicago,
what can I say to you that will enable
you to make tho best use of your op
portunities? You look out upon the
world with bright prospects und from
a standpoint far more advantageous
than Mint of many who preceded you.
Whatever your station may bo here
after, do not fail to turn gratefully to
your families and friends, who have
stood by you In your timo ot btrugglo
for nn education. Many of them toiled
incessantly through long weary years
that you might bo possessed of advan
tages which they were unable to secure
for themselves. I entreat you not to
forget them. In the end the question
will be. not whether yon htivo achieved
great distinction nnd made yourselves
known to all the world, but whether
you havo Utted Into tho niches God bs
assigned you, and have done your work
day by day in tho best possible way.
Wo shall continue In tho future, ns in
tho past, to need great men aud wo
men to fill tho most Important posi
tions uncomplnlnlngly nnd acceptably.
Tho vital thing Is to find out, as soon
ns poBBlblc, the place In life wherein
you can best sorve tho world. What
ever position this is, It is tho highest
position in the sight of God. I trcmblo
to think of tlie failures that mny come
to somo of you, who are possessed of
tho brightest intellects nnd capable of
.tho greatest accomplishments. So
much has been said of late on the sub
ject of buccoss thnt I forbear making
pnrtlculnr suggestions. Tho chances
for success nre better today than over
before. Success is nttnlnod by Indus
try, perseverance and pluck, coupled
with any nm6unt of hard work, and
you need not expect to achieve It In
any other way."
Kuln Aheiul.
Mamma No, dear, you can't go out
Mils weather. Now, If you'll promise,
not to usk me to let you play outdoors
I'll get you any toy you want. Tommy
AH right, ma; get me a bow und
arrow. Philadelphia Prc3s.
.Million of Cigarette.
In one New Yoik factory 30,000,000
cigarettes a wepk are turned out on
nn average nil the year round.
A MEAN BUNKO MAM.
Nrfnrlom liiinii- lli Hujcd l.ion 4
Cot.Ilillnj; IVllnit Tr-itt-lir.
Ho got on the train nt a wa Mil
lion mill ,it down beside mo. Ho wn.
long, loan and lan!. Mist ho looked
out of the car window and then at
mo. Settling deeper into libs sent In.
suddenly loin.uked- "!)ty day, eh?"
I ineiely nodded my head affirmative
ly. "Ho j on drln ', young man?" I
said I didn't mind It I did. Ho salt
ho would mind though "I'urth-r
more." he continued, "I am suiprlsot
thnt a mail ot jour modest nppoiiranio
with eyes denoting Christian bleeding
a roiehead denoting good moral char
acter, aud a mouth too pine to with
stand the taint of Intemperance, houli
be willing to indulge In the lloulni
bowl." I could only tqulrm about li.
my hcjt and pieparo molt for ni
elghtecn-isiint temperance lectin
about to bo thiiist upon mo 'And
young man, do you know that hun
dreds of homes luie been devastated
by strong drink?" I knew. "Do you
ronll.e that the Idols of manhood hnvi
been shattered aud wealth squandered
by liquor?" I lealired. "Are you
twine that wine is n mocker und drink
Is the national curse?" 1 wan aware.
"Are you cognizant of the fact that
every gluts Is tho foundation stone ot
inteniperunce?" l was cog. "Do you
know that wines, liquors nnd cigars
are the advance agents nt Insobriety?
And, young man, for the sake of your
parents; for the good of your wife
If you havo tiny I want you to make
mo ono premise " "And that Is?" I
huiriedly Interrupted, willing to prom
ise anything, for his woids had
nrouscd me. and f know 1 had been
gimellug in the dark and that every
drink was a blot on the aiiiuhlnc of
my home. "I want ou to premise me
that you will not lei another drop of
liquor pass yur lipd.' "I won't," I al
most shouted. (Atoudlng my hand ns a
seal to the faithful adherence to my
promise. "And you will not yield (o
temptation?" "I will not." ' And you
will not nsk for .i drink should you
see some ono elso imbibing?" "I glo
you my word ot honor I will not."
"Thanks, young man, thanks," and
with Mint the mean, groveling, con
temptible, long. lean, lanky hypocrite
put his linnil to his side pocket,
brought foitb a pint Mask or whisky,
and drank to his heart's and stomach's
content, while I sat tip llko a bunkoed
commuter amid the giggling occupants
of tho train. .St. Louis Republic.
RED AS A DANGER SIGNAL.
ThU Color 1tciri-i'iits I'liynliiil -lVai
tj n Ilrllrrlttn Writer. "
"I picked up an old volume of South
Soa travels tho other day," remarked
n young railroad official n night or two
ago, "and was struck by one of the
customs of the far away Society Is
landers, which turned my thoughts
upon tho subject of colgts mid their
effect on tho human mind. It appears
that on the Islands there is a kind of
Eeawced, or soml-ninrlne growth,
which when dried burns with a bright
cherry red flame, somewhat llko Hen
gal fire. The natives of the different
Islands of the group cnMcct the p'uff,
cure it nnd keep n supply on hand. It
Is, however, never burned, except In
times of dungor; but tho moment that
any gravo emergency arises n heap of
the liny Is set on fire, nnd every na
tive within sight of tho signal is In
duty bound to rush to the rescue. Tho
custom brought home to my mind
the almost universal use of red light
us a danger signal, aud caused me to
wonder whether there Is not 'aouw
other reason than mere chance for
thnt liuo'o having been singled out ns
n symbol or physical danger. KfTorts
hnve been made, with considerable
success, to hhow tho relation between
the senso of sound und sight, nnd It
lias boon pretty clearly shown that the
color gamut does linve a corresponding
musical scale; so why not assign to
colors also u iicaln of nervous sensa
tion thus red represents physical
fear; blue, as wo all know from the
lurid light of the moon, und the elec
tric flnsh, superinduces luexplkublo
mental dread; yellow light, I would
say, arouses a sensation of physicul
tiniest, without any feeling of daugcr,
while white light arouses only pleas
urable sensations or a mild Intoxica
tion. Or course, tho analyslu might
bo carried by scientific study to other
colors and combinations in endless
degree, nnd tho man of an Investigat
ing turn of mind might find it infin
itely Intorestini; to chase tho 'red light
as a danger signal' back through his
tory, ami find when and how the sym
bol was first adapted." New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
.Ileum Kl I'rnnlc of All.
One of Mio menucst or Hallowe'en
pranks was jiluycd on the West Sldcv
and the meanest pnrt of It is that In
the act Itself there was nothing but
the most praiseworthy spirit of indus
try. A small, neat, three-story flat
building, built of Milwaukee pressed
brick, stnnds on tho corner. Origln
ally it was of a reddish gray, but tho
laxity of a smoke inspector has al
lowed it to shade nwny into u dull
dust color that Is qulto Indescribable.
Somo time In tho night of Oct. 31
somebody with n pall, scrubbing brush
and bar of soap nppeined under a pair
of bay wlndown nnd washed a pleco
of wall threo feet square beautifully
clean! In nbout two weeks, provided
It doesn't freeze, to hard, tho Janitor of
the building hopes to havo the spot
washed out. Hut It is u big job.
Chicago Tribune.'
A Wild IIiiok.
"They sny tho Shamrock's captain
didn't lay his couro right." "Perhaps
ho didn't put enough tuck into IV''"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Till: TIME TO LAUGH.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL AND
SELEOTED.
1ln- Irlxliinln unit tin- Itlfjctn --The
For of limn The I'i-Io-1MI- Motion
lloj tlrnrd nil tho lin--lliirrimil
Vllltlrlm.
ir m;iu;i.v was a iiaii imsa
A little mnn recently walked Into u
Jry-goods stoic and said:
"1 do not know how to use the tele
phone. Will you please call up thin
autnbor? Thank you."
"Here Is the number What shall I
lay to the doctor?"
"Tell him that Ills paralyzed patleni
s walking iiiouml this morning."
"Yes."
"That I think there Is hope fur his
ocovery. I cut oK the hull- and put
'ourtoou fly bllsteis on him last night.
I found Mint his nppetlte Is flue, but he
won't touch raw meat. One of ills ears
roll off during the night and 1 think
lie Is blind In one eye. i find there l.i
uo uso In giving him medicine. II
makes him howl. His tongue looks as
If It had been put through it wringing
machine. What does tie want mo to
Jo?"
"He says to lot the patient iilouo
until he gets downtown, lly the way
Mr. Hlnnk, I don't know your patient,
but It must be n sad case."
"Yes," said the llttlo man as If look.
Ing for sympathy, according to Mm
Now York Mall and Hxpress. "1 think
that ho was at one time the finest col-
lo thnt ever cracked a bone."
tiik iurn:iii:M!tu
An Irish farmer wont into an lion
monger's shop lo tuii a scythe. Alter
serving him the shopman indeed him If
he would buy ,i bicycle.
"What Is that?" Inquired the Irish
man. "It's it machine lo ride about tho
town on."
"And, hhiire. what might the prlei
if It bo?"
"Klftoen pounds."
"I'd r.ilher see fifteen pouiitU In n
ow."
"Hut what n fool oti would look
riding round the town on tho back or a
:owl"
"Share, now." replied tho Irishman;
"not half such u fool us I'd look trying
to milk u blcyclo!"
VOKH OF HUM.
The Piohibltlonlst had assailed tiie"
Demon Rum mercilessly, und with ev
sry fresh onslaught the man with tho
red nose had applauded.
"Friend." said the lecturer at hiBt,
"you look like one who has been a
Jrlnklng mnn."
"You bet I have hern, strnngci," re
plied the mnn earnestly; "but It does
my hoart good to see you git out nftpr
rum. I never did lmvo no use for it
'Tain't a fit drink for nny man. You
can't hammer It too haul for me, an'
when you're through I've got a bit of
old rye hero that'll warm your henrt
up good. I llko a man that knows
what to hit nn' what not to hit."
TIIK PULLMAN MI.DKI'Klt.
"1 heard a funny converwitlon not
long ngo on a Pullman," said a travel
ing mnn. "It was bedtime and two
ladles near m wore getting themselves
ready to turn In.' They were talking
about the Inconveniences of it, when I
heard oiio remark:
" 'Well, I must say that I do not llko
Ihcsc sleeping cars nt all.'
" 'Oh,' responded .tlu other In a more
cheerful frarao of mind, 'wait Mil you
have lived awhile In n Hat, as I have,
and you won't think tho sleeping car Is
uo bnd, after all.' "
iiKAiin on tiii: ic.i:.
Sho "Oh, tell mo frankly, what shall
I do to keep from drowning?"
Ho "Shut your mouth."
She "Ugh! You brute! I've a good
mind to drown first."
The C'nur Itoule,
"Has his excellency donned his bullet-proof
shirt?"
"Yes, you highness."
"And his great cout of six-Inch ar
mor?" "Yes, your highness."
"And no siisplclous characters havo
been found within u thounud miles?"
"No, your lilghnoss."
"Then lot tho armored train pro
coed." Hull) Alii-itd.
Mamma "No, doar, you can't go out
this weather. Now, If you'll only
promlso not to sk mo to let you play
outdoois I'll get you nny toy you
want."
Tommy "All right. Get mo a bow
nnd arrow."
iMi.
riiitn vuiniis or imiikh.
"How old are you llttlo girl?"
asked u visitor of 3-onr-old Minnie
"I'm not old at all " was the reply.
"I'm 'niosi now "
Tcnchoi 'To what elastt of bird
iIimm the hawk belong?"
Small Pupil- "Hlids of prey."
Teacher "That's light. And whm
does the quail belong?"
Small Pupil "On timet."
"I do hope I will grow In lie nine
feet lull," said llttlo Tommy.
"Why do you wish to be so tall,
dear?" asked his uiotlior.
"tfo when 1 got in u crowd I can sen
what Is going on," replied Tommy.
"What do you think of join new
baby brother. Mingle?" asked it visitor
or a little 1-year-old miss.
"Not much," was the reply "Ue
foro ho came mamma said I was tho
nppln or lior eye; now 1 Vpose I'm
noMiln' but tho core."
Johnny (aged rt) "l'ap.t, can I go to
tho circus this ufternoon?"
Papa "No, my son. A good hoy
would not want to go to n circus."
Johnny "Then, papa, don't you
think 1 ought to go while I'm bad
enoinh to enjoy it?"
IN UOttTON.
Mlnind.i Mllkwccd"l.av. child,
liow'd your head get to bo so big?"
Kmorsou Longfellow Honcohstroot -"It
Is caused, madam, by a KUperabund
nneo of cerebral cortex In Mm lower
frontal lobe, nn ultra vesicular growth
ot the mld-braln nnd extraordinary de
velopmental phenomena in tho medulla
oblongata. This condition has, for Its
primary causation, oxcesslve intellec
tual slrimuoslty."
- noitiiow r.n witticisms.
I'roin .luvnnnl.
"More worlds to conquer," Alnxander
cried,
Ho frcta and sweats, pent lu tho nar
row side
Or our cramped iinlveise. Lot hint go
on
And reach his destined end, ut Haby-
Ion;
A coffin ahull content him. Death nlouo
Your great iiinn's littleness Is bold to
own.
From "The Queen's Chronicler,"
by Stephen Gwynn. i
Mutual flruiur.
First Citizen (stopping passerby)
Excuse mo, but you havo my umbrella.
Passer Are you sure it Is yours?
First Cltlicn Indeed, I am, for thnre
nre my initials on the handle.
Passer Then you are the man I'm
looking ror; I'm sura ymi will, h'nvo no
objoctlon to giving mo tho liew um
brella you took in exchange for this.
Richmond Dispatch.
'lrnantry In l'Miilng.
"Well, declare." remarked tho thin
man, who was being uncomfortably
crowded by a very stout person, "Mm
troiloy company ought to charge pas-songc-ro
by weight."
"Think so?" retorted the stout per
son. "At that rato It wouldn't be
woith their while to tnko you on nt
all." Philadelphia Press.
Tlu-y Coat nioim.
She "Do you find golf a very dif
ficult ginun?"
Ho "Oh, uo! Not after you'vo ac
quired u little knowledge."
She "What do you consider the
most difficult things to acquire?"'
Ho-"Tlio stlcka and bulls." Phila
delphia Press.
I'nt on Hit Mottlo.
Sidney "I can ulways ninko ray wife
keep a secret."
Rodney "How do you munngo
that?"
Sidney "I start out by telling her
that I know she can't keep It." De
troit Free Presj,
Tint MriiKg1fir' Outlook.
Dobbs "An nrti3t needs somo high
nmbltlon to keep his urt fervor alive."
Daubs-"Oh, well, mayba our pic
tures will get worked up Into soap ad
vertisements some of those days."
Detroit Free Press.
Whim the Temperature Veil.
"I'm ho worried about Drother Hen
ry," said Clara to lior cnller. "I do
hopo ho'll come out all right." '
"How long was ho sent up for?"
naked Mr. Hunker, .sympathetically.-
Smart Sot.
The Ciiiiial Olnrrmr.
This old world has some curious ways.
You watch with eager oye,
And dou't know It you ought to Intigh
Or it you ought to cry.
Washington Star.
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