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FARM COMMUNITY INFLUENCES.
As rural life expands through the influence of the)
automobile, good roads, better schools, scientific
. methods, labor saving devices and improved market
'ing systems, it also is desirable that progress on the
'spiritual side should keep pace with that of a ma
terial nature. . This is the very time for the creation
of a militant country church. Too many of these
white-steepled buildings have been abandoned.
It may be said that in older days when the for
ine of the harvest was more dependent on favor
able conditions of nature the link between God and
the farmer was more apparent than now when dry
farming" and irrigation triumph over the worst that
nature can do. Giving thanks for one's daily bread
then had in it a deeply personal note.
I The emphasis today is shifted and the field of the
country church has broadened accordingly. This
much was made plain in the summer school for rural
pastors at Ohio State university. The session opened
with a study of rural problems and dwelt on ways
. in which "the country church can minister more
Ir.rgsly to the community and exercise a greater in-,
fluence in shaping community ideals.
"The ; note of pessimism must be forgotten,"
Bishop William Bell .asserted in an address there.
"Instead harping' on how things are going to the
eternal fcbw-"Wows we must brace" up and fight. The
man who has won true salvation is not content with
singing songs. He itches to doff his coat, thrash the
devil out of politics, purge high finance of its vicious
ness, throttle exploitation of the masses for the bene
fit Jit the few, and demand that men, whether they
serve the church or state, must be of high character
and unquestionable integrity."
"This means that the day of personal salvation
has passed," the bishdp continued, "and the era of
collective salvation is dawning. The moment the
church becomes aggressive it immediately invades
the realm of social gospel. To meet the problems
with which he must struggle in this relatively new
field ofv$eJejjihe m&wpwsfce trained ..to,
broader tlii ngsre must be. trained in statesman
ship, conversant with economics,' his knowledge must
extend to business and commerce."
Even today the rural community is the backbone
of democracy. Farming should be more profitable
and attractive, and community life should at the same
time be stimulated and influenced by those ideals that
are innate in true "religion.
RELIGION AND PLEASURE.
One of the speakers who addressed the Walther
League convention last week emphasized the thought
that it is possible to be a Christian and have a good
time. For, he said, "Christianity is a religion of hap
piness." That still leaves a considerable margin for
speculation and disputation.
What constitutes happiness? In the matter of
dancing the good man referred to was of the opinion
that the old minuet or the Virginia reel were fine as
Jdances, while modern dances are "imported from
fiejl." If, he will go back a little distance on his
tory's track, he will find the minuet being denounced
; as godless and wicked, while the Virginia reel was an
I abomination to certain of the community at the time
' of its greatest popularity.
This does not answer the question. Christianity
; is' a religion of happiness; it justifies the rational en
; joyment of all the many good and wholesome things
; a benign and munificent Creator has lavished on a
world "where every prospect pleases and man alone is
vile." Unfortunately, men are not all agreed on
what constitutes pleasure, or in what form it is to be
pursued. Out of this lack of accord comes the dis
putation and the effort to regulate.
Church polity and discipline is made for those
who will subscribe to and abide by the regulations
laid down. Different churches hold to varying beliefs
and these beliefs take cognizance of pastimes and
ways of pleasure as well as of the forms of worship.
Thus, there is a variation in the things that are held
to be good and permissible as pleasures and -without
detracting from religion any of those qualities that
permit the devout to worship God and enjoy the
world He made. Trouble is made by man exclusively.
STARS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE.
The Literary Digest has been indulging in another
of those interesting but inconclusive enterprises it
occasionally sets on foot. This time it relates to
"Who would you name, "offhand, as the five lead
ing American literary stars that have risen above
the horizon in the last ten years?" Fifty-six in
dividuals in a position where they are supposed to
be able to form determinative opinion on such points
were addressed, and now their replies have been tabu
lated. Four stars have been designated, and fifth
place is shared by two.
What is settled is that expert opinion for the
moment gives to these the precedence, although it
might happen that, were the question more popu
larly put -the decision would have been different.
"Expert", opinion is not always the safest where
democracies finally decide.
It should be understood, also, that the choice was
made- of these who have come up within ten years.
No effort is put forth in the way of assessing per
manent value or of comparison with the lights that
are dimming. Literary fame, especially in America,
is fugitive) and fleeting; a writer is like an actor or a
ball player: The star in any of these lines must strike
fast and get what he may while the getting is good.
Always he is confronted by the possibility that an
other will crowd him off the stage very soon.
Nebraskans will be interested to know that Willa
Sibert Cather is' fourth on the list selected. It is
also interesting to note that some of the most widely
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iderationt.
, WHY THE WEST IS DIFFERENT.
What is this woat, to which men art so proud to
belong? In so far as it differs from other parts of
America, how did these distinguishing characteristics
In that remarkable book, "The Cowboy," Phillip
Ashton Rollins advances the explanation that our life,
our speech and our thought have been 'moulded by
fraternity and Independence of the
"It was a spirit that begat personal service and
extreme self-reliance, which in their exercise, were,
at all times, upon the instant, for .however long dors-
tion, and without expectation of reward, as subject
to the call of others, were they friends or entire
the requisition of their owner," Mr.
Rollins writes. "It was a spirit that offered con
tempt for distance or danger as an impediment to
duty or pleasure," and goes on:
It waa a spirit that gave to a man an Intent
Indlvlduullam, and not only a hatred of dug die.
tlnetlon save such aa the wt luelf created, but
hI no a bitter antipathy to all social usage In
limitation of pergonal action except tho which''
either were prescribed by universal fundamental
law were in the weatern code. It waa a spirit
that nurtured an undying- pride In the country,
of the wegt, a devoted loyally to leg people as a.
class, a fierce partisanship In favor of that coun-
ant. m wvuipisia alienee sooui
aeuorvua luiKivmg oi wnatever wrongs
any of the latter might have done. -
Certain continuing results of this are easily traced,
but Mr. Rollins mentions three of high Importance.
One is the influence of the Texas trail which wove
northerner and southerner into one piece, so that
there never has been any Mason and Dixon's lino in
the west. This absence of sectional, prejudice per
mitted the building up of an Intense solidarity. Even
state lines fade in what is often spoken of aa "God's
country," and a man calls himself a westerner rather
than a Montanan or Nebraskan,
A third result is pointed out in tha spirit of
neighborly co-operation and mutual aid that was en
forced in the days of scanty population. "He took it
for granted that he and his neighbors should get to
gether and support a university, a hospital, or what
ever, just as in primitive days he and his neighbors
had joineed forces when the roundups had called for
collective efforts," Mr. Rollins writes of the west
erner. This determination to do things for ourselves
rather than await private philanthropy or business
does exist today. The west, to use a figure of the
cattle country, is determined to ride democracy
rather than let democracy or any allied political or
economic theories ride it. . "
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LITERARY MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.
Disraeli was at once prime minister of England
and a noted novelist H. G. Wells, himself one of
the foremost literary men of the day, is a long way
from that political goal, though he is now candidate
for parliament on the labor party ticket However,
an overturn of the Lloyd George government and
victory for the labor party might make him an im
portant factor in the government of the empire.
Americans who can not imagine Upton Sinclair,
Theodore Dreiser or H. L. Mencken in, congress will
watch with interest the progress of Mr. Wells' cam
paign. Though no example of a literary genius be
ing elected to high office on this side of the Atlantic
comes to mind, yet many noted writers have served
in appointive positions. .,
John Hay sat inthe, cabtnet and wrote very
creditable verse, and even a novel,, though he tried
to conceal" this side of his ability from public view.
Walt Whitman supported himself as a government
clerk in Washington while composing "Leaves of
Grass," and was discharged by his chief who regarded
his verses as immoral. Hawthorne was surveyor of
the custom house at Salem while he worked on "The
Scarlet Letter." Motley, Prescott and Bancroft, and
even John Burroughs, served the. nation in official
positions. William Dean Howells gained much in
the consular service in Italy. General Lew Wallace,
as governor of New Mexico and later minister to
Turkey, found time to produce some notable novels.
More recently there are examples of Van Dyke, Whit
lock, Egan and Thomas Nelson Page, all in the diplo
matic service abroad. -'
It seems evident that historians and Scholars have
a rightful place in public life. It may even be as
sumed that a writer of fiction who has succeeded
in 'interesting a wide audience of cultured persons
possesses a knowledge of human nature that might
fit him peculiarly for national service. . Mr. .Wells
has capped this reputation as a novelist with an
amazing demonstration of his critical faculties in
the "Outline of History." In this as in his fiction
he has displayed a deep interest in the problems of
government. Perhaps now he will be. given a chance
to try these out. '
THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
George Washington, in his farewell address, spoke
thus to his countrymen: "This. government, the off
spring of our own choice, uninfluenced and. unawed,
adopted upon full investigation and mature delibera
tion of its powers uniting security with energy, and
tion of its powers uniting security with eneergy, and
containing within itself a provision . for its own
amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and
support."
Founded on such broad basis, the American gov
ernment can become anything the majority of the
citizens desire. "In proportion as the structure of
government gives force to public opinion," our first
president wrote, "it is essential that public opinion
should be enlightened." , . I
Beyond saying that private opinion and actions
should not be set up as superior to the judgment of
the majority, no comment is necessary.
North Carolina's governor holds to the doctrine
of state's rights in the coal strike. Perhaps he is jus
tified, but most of the country is likely to line up
with the president.'
. Major Rowan has just got a medal he won in
Cuba twenty-four years ago. Congress may be slow,
but it eventually gets there.
Let it be noted that the British are coming to "ad
just" their war debt to America, which Is quite dif
ferent from paying it
Senator Norris has at least been able to impress
his views on his committee. The question is, will
the senate agree?
The new Nebraska state house begins to look like
a reality and not a mere picture.
ultimately have to be settled; why
Second Thought
" " By H. M. STANSIFEK. .
There is nothing evolved unless God la involved.
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OPINION-
What Editors Elsewhere Are Saying
Idirraiur and !lirlna.
Lram th Minneapolis journal.
Here Is a pregnant paragraph:
In these day It j rather the
habit to Jibe at the s holr in bus
lnta the thought seems to be
that a nn l all the better for a
lack of bell lettras or of an In
timsry with the inaater of art
and literature. 'Cnrnrgln was aa
keen a bumneea man a ever lived:
h wus keen in th large uy he
aw nut merely tomorrow but the
In v after. And one of the reaaorta
that he o quickly got into Inrge
huslnew was bvi-ause through his
study of the literary iiinaterplft'i-e
he came to know human charac
teristics. For, sftur all, great lit
erature Is only the preservation of
the best thought on numsn nature.
Who wrote this? Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, who took occaalon to
quote Itobrrt Iirownln to the Wash-
Inglon conference? woodrow Wll.
son, by profession a school-master,
former president of the United
States? Home Harvard Instructor of
English? Dr. I'heips or Yale, or
Dr. Burton of Minnesota?
No the man who wrote It Is Ar
thur Urlggs Farauhar, about as
hit rd -boiled a oustness man as any
who flourished between the civil
war and our day. as keen a Quaker
In a trade as ever a Quaker was,
and as scientific In his conduct of
business as was his cousin, Johns
Hopkins of Baltimore, or his friend.
the canny Scot Ironmaster of Pitts
burgh,
And in the quotation Is contained
an admirable definition of litera
ture, of literature with a bottom.
study of which will profit any sort
of brain, a railroad brain like the
late J. J. Hill's, a steel construction
brain like Carnegie's, any bank
clerk's brain, or salesman's brain, or
any old brain at all.
Matthew Arnold defined literature
as "a criticism of life." And Mr. Far
quhar tells what kind of criticism
of life It is, delivered by what kind
of men. Lord Northcliffe may
sneer at Thackeray as a man of the
world; but - that London clubman.
who made his livelihood by his pen,
wag a born expert on the human
species.
And experts on the natures of men
and women, the creatures with
whom we all have to deal in a thou
sand relations, are what the great
literary masters are. They can teach
ua much, therefore, just as scientists
can show us about chemistry, phys
ics, electricity. And he who ignores
their instruction limits himself.
Practical men, if they are suc
cessful, nurse the illusion that they
necessarily must know men.. No
doubt the greater of them do, or
some of those greater do. Tet Mr.
Farquhar writes of Marshall Field
and A. T. Stewart: "They were, first
of all, - remarkable merchandisers,
and Stewart, in particular, was not
in the least a judge of human capa
bility. I am not sure that Field was,
either."
The present nonllterary or even
antiliterary attitude prevalent among
American business men does not add
to their capacity and may accen
tuate their limitations. If America
suffers from anything today, in the
presence of so much special capacity
of various kinds, it is the lack of the
greater intelligences such as Carne
gie once represented in business, as
Lincoln, shall we say, in politics.
These two men self-trained them
selves in literature.
It Will Continue to Wave.
from the Syracuae Herald.'' ''
Every little while critics rise up
and declare that the national an
them, "The Star-Spangled Banner,"
isn't the kind of national anthem we
should have. Just at present a
widespread campaign for a new an
them is being conducted by Mrs. Au
gusta Stetson of New York. She
thinks e should have an anthem
more melodious and less militant.
If "The Star-Spangled Banner" Is
too militant we confess our inability
to see it. We learned to sing it long
ago In school, and it stirred us up,
too, and'gave us a proud little thrill.
and again in wartime we felt its stir
ring appeal, but in ordinary times it
doesn't make us want to go out and
fight the world. It is- not too mili
tant and it will not be discarded
as an anthem no matter how deter-,
mined a campaign may be waged
against it. It will continue to wave
as a song Just as long as the banner
itself witves and that will be a long,
long time.
America is a peaceable country,
but its citizens will always do just
what "The Star-Spangled Banner"
says they will do if occasion arises.
We do not wish to be too militant
and every nation knows that, but
we are not going to adopt any
"Didn't -Raise My Boy to Be a Sol
dier" sort of anthem and this is al
ways going to be the home of the
brave and the free.
To the Picnicker.
From tha Louisville Courier-JournaT.
Again this year picnickers are
strewing their refuse over the coun
tryside near Louisville and otherwise
making themselves obnoxious to
rural residents.
Since no legal agency can be ex
pected to patrol the countryside to
see that garbage and papers are left
unmolested, an appeal must be made
to the picnickers themselves.
Will they not see that the remains
of their meals, together with boxes
and paper wrappings, are destroyed
before they leave the picnic places?
It is very simple to collect what is
left over, put a match to it and burn
it before leaving.
The rural residents have a right
to complain of the picnickers' untidy
habits. They have even more right
to object to the mutilation of flower
beds, the uprooting of shrubbery
and the trampling on carefully
planted gardens.
As a rule, country residents are
very generous about permitting pic
nics on private grounds. But, con
sidering the abuse to which those
grounds are continually 'subjected,
they are naturally becoming tired of
welcoming potential vandals. Hos
pitality sometimes ceases to be a
virtue.
- C . Why ,Burn Diaries?
From th NewJork Tribune.
The lady who. in her will directed
that not only her own diaries but
also those ofclier mother and father
and of ,Aunt-SIary- should be burned
unread has"ygucceeded in arousing
curfqjflty as to why "she didn't burn
these retfofBstrerself during her life
time. ' biaHes " Should ' either be de
stroyed" while comparatively fresh
orelse be locked up for the genera
tions that come long afterward. The
great introspectionist, Henry Adams,
bears testimony to the dissatisfac
tion of the diarist with his own rec
ords. But is that just cause for de
stroying them? In his autobiography
he describes at some length how
much he was lowered in his own es
timation when he reread his diaries
written many years ago and how he
was filled with disgust to see what
kind of person he used to be.
But these diaries, to the children
now growing up and to their chil
dren, tell quite a different story from
the one they told Henry Adams. It
is not necessary to refer to the fa
mous daries of literature to show
what absorbing interest diaries pos
sess not only as human, but also as
OMAHA, JULY 23. 192-'.
limiorual documents. It la not nee.
eraury that, aa In the tune of Henry
Aditnia. ihe recorder shall have had
a nrt in the making of political hi,
(try. Nor need the diary be writ.
t-n Willi lllerary skill. lUther Is it
the $vn of th Intimacy and famil
iarity which pervades nearly every
diary that given It particular charm.
Kven brief account of the golnge
and comings and the dully event of
a perxon or a family have in later
year an Interest,
There are, of coure, exceptions.
An a rule, records of soul wrcHtling
ate leu intereatinit lo the whole-miiiii'-ininiicd
than it Journal of
evenu. As a mutter of fact, thu
best place for moKt diaries of the
first kind la In the fireplace. Hut the
other that are allowed to survive a
lifetime should. Instead of being ant
to a fiery grave, he put -awuy In an
old trunk for future enlightenment
and entertainment. Sooner or later
they will be foud by a sympathetic
spirit and treusured.
The King's Kveryilay Crown.
From th Hartford Courant.
It is not at all likely that King
Oone Intends to "kilt" the hltrh
hat. socially although his appear
a nee In a hat of another shape at the
Goodwood races the other day was
nailed as accomplishing the death
of the "topper" so long at the head
of English fashion. King 5eorge
doubtless hag two or three high hats
on hand that he will thriftily desire
to wear before having the entire
stock of hats of that Ilk thrown Into
the discard. But it is probable on
the day of the races In question he
said to himself In a perfectly sensi
ble way. "Why should I wear a top
per today when I don't feel like
It? Where'g that other hat of mine?"
And behold, therefore. Goodwood
saw the king In a "bowler" and great
was the consternation among all be
holders and those who suffered from
top hats were' wroth at the king or
at themselves for not having thought
to do as he did.
But while the Honorable George
V. Windsor was about It, it seems a
great pity that ha didn't take a step
farther towards comfort as to head
gear and wear a soft hat such as
his honored father loved to sport
when he had his pictures taken at
Hamburg in the good old days. The
soft hat is really the hat for com
fort. It fits itself to the peculiari
ties of its wearer's cranial contours.
It stays on In ordinary breezes wlth
uot much thought on the part of its
owner.
The lordly top hat is all right for
weddings and such things where
mere man must shine as a brilliant
sartorial adjunct to those who al
ways shine; the "bowler" or the
"derby" (depending on one's nation
ality) may do for a king to" wear
when he doesn't want to pose as a
radical; but the good old soft hat
is the head covering that really is
the thing in all but the most out
rageous straw-hat weather. And let
us hope that the next time the king
will think that way. Then we shall
be in the fashion without any re,
suiting discomfort once the soft hat
is paid for.
A Real Heroine Appears.
From the Washington Star.
Mary Buhner of St. Petersburg,
Fla., should undoubtedly get a
medal . for heroism. Seldom has
such an exhibition of pluck, fidelity
and endurance been recorded.
Swimming with a girl companion
from a channel buoy In Tampa bay
toward "shore; her friend waatr
tacked by a barracuda, known as
one of ,thevmOBt ferocious of fish in
American ' waters. 'The wounded
girl screamed and sank and rose
soon, almost helpless from loss of
blood. Mary Buhner caught her and
swam with her for more than half
a mile in the rough sea. She gained
tho notice of men ashore, who put
out in a boat and rescued her and
her dying friend.
A "hero medal" is but small ac
knowledgement for such a deed.
And yet it is an honor to be cher
ished. True heroism is not rare.
It simply comes to note seldom.
There are countless deeds of bravery
and self-sacrifice of which the
world never hears. The real hero
ia modest and does not proclaim his
services. ' Doubtless Mary Buhner,
stricken with grief for the death of
her friend, .deplores the notice that
her action is attracting. For those
who instinctively seek to save oth
ers have no thought for themselves.
Home Owners in America.
From tha Thrift Magazine.
Pennsylvania .has the highest per
centage of home owners of any state
in the union. The population of this
states has a population of 5,800,000,
average family in the United States
consists of 4.3 persons, this would
mean that there were 2,200,000 fam
ilies in the state of Pennsylvania.
Of these, l,730,00v own their own
homes. Ohio ranks second in the
list of home-owning states. This
states has a population of 5,800,000,
or 1,370,000 -families, and of these
1,216,542 own their own homes. Of
the 25,000. 000. families in the United
States 11,400,000 are home owners.
In Greater New York one family in
eight is a home owner. -
At 40 He Had
Saved $20,000
It was not enough to protect
his family and at the rate
he was saving he would
leave them almost destitute
in case of his death.
Then he heard of The
Omaha Trust Plan whereby
he could increase his fam
ily's protection immediately
to $56,000 without further
outlay with his $20,000 in
bonds at a basis.
This plan should interest
every man who .wishes to
provide for dependent and
can derote $5,000 or more
in securities to that pur
pose. ASK OUR TRUST OFFICER.
OmahaTrust Company
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Russia's Foreign Commerce
Rutledie Auiharfur4 in Huaiaa Tni.a.rl(Jt
lifrlln, July IS Kven if ltui
had the money to buy what it wanta
abroad, there mil remain the even
more formidable problem of getting
the thing to the t'oiuuiuet. At the
very gateway th handling Cdiuicit
of the liort has been o lmi,.nre
through the year of nlnme ami dm
u thut already a stale of uitoler
able roniteaiiciii hua et in. An.
when the Incnnilnir good ate Hurled
on their lung Journey into the far
Ituaalan Interior more otmtuclea ap
pear. All who had lo do with the
American relief tninmlsNlnii in Itua
i. kiiow what u mean to try t
hlp goods over th dilapidated idle
or mmaittit rallroiut.
iui its remaining gi, rewerv
ana treanure tuken from Ih
cnurclien. I(ula ha been nmkin
gome comparatively heavy purchane
i iui. men it nn been shipping
win wnaiever article of export It
couki scrap together, much of
wnicn nits been sold for ranh and
mucn excnange.i m barter for forelg
ware to axfiHt the reronairttctlon
worg. it nn bought 250.000 ton
or coal from Kngland. and a lure
amount of machinery and part front
rnnl.nJ I ' .... .
-iiinmi. iti'riiiiiny nnu otner na
tlniiK. Bovlt etulistlc ahnw ih
Iluasla has bought abroad in the last
yenr goods to the vatue of. nearly
f I mD.VUV.UUU,
Just as soon as the shlnment !
gin to arrive In substantial hulk the
sorely Inadequate condition of the
porta begin to manifest Itself. In
fact, before the shins reach norf
there Is trouble from the danger of
mines still lurking In the roadsteads.
Revival of activity in the port of
i-etrogran is especially manirest.
Ships bound for Reval often receive
orders to proceed here. The govern
ment cargo reaching Tetrograd will,
according to government estimates,
foot up to from 8.000.000 to J. 500
000 tons by the end of the season
In all. the port will be called on to
handle 4, COO, 000 tons, says the of
flclal estimate. The port's Incapacity
to perform this task Is proved by
the condition of utter confusion that
now prevails.
In pre-war times the port of St
Petersburg (now Petrograd) handled
Z. 000.000 tons of Imports and 5.000.
000 tons of exports, and had a load
Ing and discharging capacity of
nearly S, 000. 000 tons. It has suffer
ed such deterlpration since that Its
present capacity is but a fraction
thereof. Not the least of the
troubles Is the cost of labor. If the
American dollar had sunk to the
same level as the Russian ruble the
discharging of one stenmpshlp would
foot un to 87.500,000,000. Reckoning
the ruble at Its normal pre-war rate
of exchange. 61. 6 CPnts, it cost that
amount In Petrograd rpoently to dis
charge the steamship Transhlat. In
other words, the cost was 15.000,000
000 rubles. It will take a mathemati
cian accustomed to astronomical fig
ures to calculate what it will cost to
carry on the loading and discharging
operations for the whole of the pres
ent season.
. Barging facilities are In a terrible
plight. Refore the war Petrograd's
river fleet comprised 850 barges.
Now there are less man 100. As to
the warehouses, their capacity has
been reduced to only 86,000 tons,
Onlv 300 cars a day can be provided
by the railroads. This means that
at the utmost they cannot move
more than 200.000 tons a montn
whereas the government', cargoes
alone are expected to reach the port
at the rate of 300,000 tons a montn
All discharging and unloading ope. a
tions are managed by a government
department, not the least of whose
troubles is to finanoe the operations,
i At Novorossisk,' in "south Russia,
conditions are nearly as bad. ,Num
berg of American -ships and others
recently have discharged large car
stops here, and it is interesting to
contrast them. England advertises?
the Yankee abroad as a man of
commerce who thinks only of
making the dollars. Yet. at the port
of Novorossisk nearly all the ships
of other flags are loadPd with goods
bought with soviet gold or perhans
with exported necessities of life,
while the American are loaded main
ly with free cargoes of food for the
starving Inhabitants ot tne lamine
districts. In most other Instances
the gold Is paid over on board the
shin bv a representative of the
Vneshtorff before the cargo is al
lowed to be discharged. Fifteen
lars-p Amprican ships arrived recent
Iv in Novorossisk. 10 of them with
oareoes of corn In bulk for the
TToovpr relief administration, and the
others made up largely of food for
the famine sufferers. An equal
number of British ships have dis
charged their cargoes after the cash
has been naid. Two Norwegian
steamshins unloaded a cargo of
wheat from Australia, bought by the
Russian government. ' Six Canadian
sleamships brought 500 tank wagons
for the transportation or oil on tne
railroads. Another 500 wagons ar
rived later from England. One
British vessel, it is true, brought a
cargo of rye from the Danube for
the Nansen relief committee.
German shipments consisted of
agricultural machinery, textile mill
machinery, scientific instruments and
dyes. Several other steamships car
ried cargoes of flour, rice, sugar,
beans, etc., all bought by the soviet
authorities abroad. All the grain
cargoes, excepting those of the
jjjl
American and two or three of Ihe
truii khip. which have beeeii han
dled at ,ovni oik In recent mom It,
were bought abroad for gold- Hiin-e
the tlii.h-lliiln trade agreement
of a ur or mi ago Si per cent of
UuaM' lolal pitrchueed Import are
coming f i iii tiit Untitin. Tha Im
port from KnglAiid are principally
of food product, while Ihoae from
tiernuiny are leeunat ruction mate
rial. Itunai'i'i export are aluo going
mainly lo Kngtund.
Iturlng the pat commercial year
th following tiuantltie have been
exported tu lh four principal
market;
I'.hmI.
snif.uaa
1 Mrtfi.noit
j.ccto nnn
auu.otiS
l'll"l Klllg'loill . .
trivia
ttrm.iny
Oerniatiy
una pHt aqua la 34 4? 'uun4
The principal ur'lcle of export eon
alted of timber. ,S77.00u poodn:
flax. :o.00 pood: petrol. j:m,ouo
pood a; briitllei, 4 8.000 pood.
The principal Import were
v..hi m
I'iMi.la.
Vofld ami rattl. . .J.l.
'imlulltle( H,J.niio
Mtiila Il.lto.nnn
rfr l.J4no
IVtfM tk 0OIJ
h.ntli l gnoita ... ana noo
Tnlea 4.no
Clothing 73.000
Vatu In
Ool.l ltuN
;j isj iiini
I. ,71,1.00
It 1ST. Hon
t ts eon
', j j 0t
4 fld&.oAa
lo.tl I. nan
3i.:l,ii
Interesting comparUou a to the
character of the Import coming
In from England and Cennuny are
shown In the following figures:
Par Cant of Total Import.
l'nlid
Kingdom. Garmanjf.
Article for th ra,-on-t
ruction of tha aovlat
erpnnmto syalam.... 17 1 10 1
Artlelaa for tha racon-
atructlnn f Inituatry I t 41
Food and nf.,arin. . 42 1 1.1
Principal of the article Imported
from Germany were: Metal, 8. SOS.
000 poods: food product, 2,737,400
poods; chemical good, 160,200
poods; textiles, (4,800 poods.
The total foreign trad 1 valued
at 9.6 per cent of th turnover in
1913. Figured on the basis of pre
war prices, expressed In gold rubles,
Russia's foreign trade for the year
amounted to:
Gold Ruble.
, . !4.Sftfi.O00
,. to, 100. 000
Import
Export
Total foreign trd tl.70,ooo
Surplus of Import ...... 221,400,000
' These figures are supplied by the
Narkomwnleshtorg (national com
mission of foreign trade), which re
cently has compiled a volume of 147
pages dealing with the subject nnd
giving much valuable statistical In
formation, f,
SAID TO BE FUNNY.
Oulda Thti I tho I.aoroon.
Tourlat Looka aa tf he'd got mixed up
tith his atlll. New York Herald,
"Did you Interview the eminent itatei
mnn?" Tea."
"What did he have to aayT"
"Nothing."
"I know that. But how many columns
of It?" Louisville Courier-Journal.
Oeology Prof. Mr. Scott, what Is the
largest diamond known? Mr Scott
Would you count the Joker, professor?
Texas Coyote.
According to a contemporary, the
priests In Russia are. In spite of persecu
tion, a most optimistic body. There Is,
wo suppose, always a sporting chance of
finding a button amongst- tha rubles In
the collection box. The Passing Show
(London).
MY HEROINE.
September's mellow sun is low.
Its soft light waning In the weat;
Here she to whom my life I owe
In patience nears her final rest. '
She wished m here with her alon
But not to hear a wailful ccy;
Her love the way of life has shown,
Now nobly shows me how. to die,.
No fear beclouds the calm, sweet face.
As lower, lower burns life's flame;
And T behold angelic grace,
While now she feebly speaks my nam.
What worda can bear such freight of
feeling.
What signs make known such love as
this
The "hand In mine is now revealing.
The fading smile, the farewell klssT
Ah! Who can know th thought that
surge
Upon a mother' tender oul,
That lingers at life'a awesome verg
Till love has paid its utmost toll?
i
The virtues that bore precious fruit
In wifehood and maternity
LTpheld the high, the brave pursuit
Of what she firmly aimed to be.
And !n the hour of death the same
Calm spirit holds Its wonted sway.
Triumphant quite this weary frame.
With visions of celestial day.
To hope and trust and keep good cheer
And make a seed-time of each hour.
Forgetting self in such career
Is fruit of true heroic power.
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1874
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Th fUv of romance la ovr, and
the Ir.iteting Iiiuh who register from
New York no longer Inspire awe,
even In th retitut villas. Mm
phi Nctts-Hi iiniirtr.
Mayonnaise dreading I of man's
Ufa a thing apart: Ml woman's
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I 'tea.
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ing campaign. New Orleans Times
Picayune.
There was a time when a fellow
in Kcarch of a tllveraloii could "tea
up." but now moat of them tee o!C
Kimny world, lan't It? Cincinnati
KuUircr.
Considering the number of din
ner thin I'llcrlnik' society haa la
London, the member must be a,
well fed lot, Indlnnnpoll Star, j k
Komehow we couldn't help notic
ing Hint lie-n I.i'iilne needed a doc
tor lie didn't pick one that learned
doctoring In it bolhlievint achool.
Kansas City Time.
Strang what a consclousne of
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quart bottle of vinegar down the
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"The modern woman arrange
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story. And her husband Is aa
thirsty a a camel. The oriental
cm, as 'twere. Schenectady Ga-tette.
Permanent ,
Now will that clever dispenser ot
Joy.
Who gave mother a permanent
wave,
Give us a permanent bath for the
boy
And father a permanent shave?
Life.
Hopeless,
The profound unpopularity of the
present congress would be enough
to discourage almost any other body
of men In the world. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
McCumber Smiles at Disaster. t
Senstor.McCumber is true to
ditlon. He smiles at defeat and
draws rosy horoscopes from disas
ter. New York World.
Where Husband! May lie Found.
Prominent clubwoman wants di
vorce because she doesn't know
where her husband Is. He may be
at home. San Francisco News.
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