WITh TIlE WORLD'S
BEST WRITERS
- ABOUT "HIGH FINANCE. "
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Whatever tends to quiet the pub-
" ' Uc's fears , or to sharpen the public's
appetite for Investment , Is "good , "
from the point of view of the "high
finance. To use another metaphor ,
the public's money Is grist to the
financial mUl.
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edy In Its own bands for grievances
It may have against any financier or
group of financiers. It bas simply to
refuse to buy the securities manufactured .
tured by the offenders. It has simply
to tighten Its. purse strIngs , aid the
game eases. The one motto that It
should keep before Itself Is "Caveat
amptor " Experience show that very
little Ie to be gained by throwing good
money after bad , or unduly weeping
over spilt milk. Nevertheless , ex-
perlence 18 a good school , and money
Is not entirely lost If it pays for a lea-
son.-Wall Street Journal.
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NOT FOR THE PRESENT DAV.
Perhaps , under some halcyon dls-
pena.tlon-say , the millennium , of
which we have heard so much-there
may bo an arrangement whereby uni-
versal health , happiness and prosperity -
ity will follow on the heels of unlver-
IJal education apathy and Indolence.
But , taking humanity as It Is , and
measuring prospects by the actual ma-
terial at our present disposal , Is it
wise to depopulate the fields , the fac-
tories and the mines by preaching the
multitude Into a state of scorn for
simple toll ? What are all these mil-
lions to do when they shall have ex-
ited above the spade , the pitchfork
f tted the ax ? A world composed of
millionaires , barbers , school teachers ,
orators and pawnbrokers would not
be able ti defend Itself for any great
length of time from the savage and
the anarchlet.-Washlngton Post.
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; t CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA. I
Today Russia's 140,000,000 and i
more of people are comparatively se- I
cure and content under despotism.
Why ? Because , while they are illiterate -
erate , Ignorant , degraded , as a rule
they have enough to eat and drlnlc.
They arc superstitious , It Is true , but
religious superstition Is not sufficient
to make millions of people submit tea
a government that engenders starvation .
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Uon through taxation. Russia's rulers
have been shrewd : they have not
tried to make their Ignorant , Illiterate -
ate people Intelligent , but they have ]
ben careful 110 to govern that the people -
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pIe would not rebel yelling : "Bread
or blood. " Nobody becomes a nibil-
1st In Russia save an educated man ,
w.o Is a political enthusiast or Is a
member of the nobility who has be-
come through disappointed omclU ambition .
, bltlon In the army or navy or civil
II service . a bitter , vindictive malcon-
tont.-Portland Oregonian
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; - NEWSPAPERS FOR WOMEN.
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Mr. Harmsworth , the English newspaper -
I paper man says : "I had for many
years a theory that a daily newspaper
for women was In urgent request , and
I started oM. The belief cost me
0,000. I found out that I was beat-
s "if. Women don't want a dally news-
paper of their own. " After leaving
college , men and women prefer co-
, .4. education. influenced
They are by
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the same events , suffer from the
same disasters , sympathize with the
same movements and want the same
neWB. Harmsworth's dally news
paper was killed by the nlclmame. His
Dally Mail } made his fortune , so the
English wits named his new venture
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the "Dany Female.-Loulsvllle Po at.
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PROSPERITY ON THE FARM.
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The extent to which the prosperity
of the country depends upon that of
the farmer Is shown Impressively In
the estimate of the value of surplus
farm products made by the Department -
ment of Agriculture. A farm yield
of $4,500,000,000 above the value of
the product fed to live stock Is a pret-
ty solid basIs for industrial good
times. In these figures is to bo found
the reason why the financial strin-
gency that affected the east last year
lid not upset the business of the coun-
try. The real and substantial pros-
perity of the farmer was not to be
disturbed by the stock speculation ot
Wan street.-Kansas City TImes.
THE NEW CONGRESSMAN.
Every member of congress , when
first elected , Is faced with the neces-
sity of outUnlng his program for a
public career , and must stand or fan
upon the wIsdom of his decision and
his success In realizing his ambitions.
He must decide whether he shall en-
ter Into competition with the men
with records of long and honorable
service behind them In seeking his
share of the credit and plaudits for
honors In the forum of debate and the
contest for general legislation , or
whether he shall devote his time to
the Interests of the particular constituency -
stituency he may represent. If he
represents a district In the house or
a state In the senate In which the
party majorities are strong and fixed ,
and his tenure of office assuredly long ,
he may with safety elect to devote
his efforts to a specialty , to stamping
his Impress upon legislation on subjects -
jects to which he has devoted much
thought and attention. In that event
his first influence must be exerted to
secure assignment to the committees
that furnish : the field for the exercise
of his efforts , and after that every-
thing depends upon the man and his
willingness to worlc. Most of the legislation -
Islatlon of congress , In fact , Is the
work of speclallsts.-From "Silent
Forces 11\ Congress , " In Leslie's
Monthly.
PRESERVING THE DEAD.
In order to preserve the features
of those who have ( lied It Is proposed
by a Russian to embalm corpses by
casting around them a solid mass of
gluss. This would bo perfectly trans-
parent , and as no air could get In the I
features would be preserved Indefi- I
nltel ) ' . or course , It is not possible '
to pour molten glass directly on the
body , so It Is first coated with a thin
coating of so.called "liquid glass , " or
sodium salicate. This Is allowed to
harden and forms a protective coat- -
Ing. The body Is then put In a mold
and melted glass poured around it
When this Is hardened we have a
solid , transparent mass inclosing the
body. The Inventor of this process
hopes that some day we will have a
large museum filled with the perfectly
preserved bodies of the great men of
their times for future generations to
gaze upon.-ColUcr's Weelch-
STILL MANY OPPORTUNITIES.
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Young men nowadays are Inclined to
the opinion that the opportunities for
making fortunes arc not as great as
they were a half or even a quarter of
a century ago. As a matter of tact
there is plenty of evidence that the
avenues to fortunes are as unobstructed -
ed now as they ever were. Indeed ,
the demand for men who are capable
and reliable Is now greater than ever
before and where there Is such a demand -
mand there are opportunities for mak-
ing Cortunes.-Savannah , Ga. , News.
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Was a Poor Guesser.
An active city ward worker , who . .
when he promises to support a man
will do it In spite of everything , was
sought out to secure his co-operatlol'l
before a certain election.
After the election was over and the
votes all counted and the candidate
was found to have been beaten by
about three to c"ie , and as one of his
lieutenants could ! count up the names
of many more persons who had prom-
Ised to vote for S- than he had received -
ceived votes , concluded that the worker -
er , who had an Impediment In his
speech , had "raUed tn connect. "
"I say , " said the lieutenant , looking
disappointed , "why didn't you supportS
S- , as you agreed to ? "
"Never pr-pr-promlsed to , " replied
the worlccr.
"Yes , you did , " returned the other ,
emphatically-
"When d.dld I ? "
. 'Vhy , down at Mac's office. "
"Th-th.thlnlt not , " replied the work
er , "told you I g-g-guessecl I would :
but I'm the poorest g.g.guesser you
ever saw-hardly ever g.g-guess
right. "
Plausible Theory.
Tom-I wonder why some kisses ; are
so much sweeter than others ?
Jack-Different brand of mIcrobes.
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How Barnum Got a Front Seat.
Rev. Dr. Robert Conyer , New York's
famous octogenarian preacher , Ii
fond ot telling this story :
"One Sunday morning shortly after : '
I had entered the pulpit 1 got up and .
said : . .
" 'I see In the congregation , a good
way back a man who always gives me
a geol seat whenever I go to see hlll1 ,
and his , I want to reciprocate his
ldndness. Let him come up front. '
"And when the congregation turned
n.s one man to see who was making
his way up the aisle they saw none
other than P. T. Barnum. "
Very Likely. '
DurIng the civil war a fine looking :
negro wont Into the Union lines on
the Potomac and reported himself far
worlt'
"Where are you from ? " asked the
officer on duty.
"Culpeper Court House soh "
"Whnt's the news down there ? "
"Nothing massa , 'cept dar's a man
down dar lost a mighty good and vain - " '
able nigger dls morning , and I reckoJ "
he dun lose more afore night"
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He Had a Perpetual One. > !
"Riddles , " they said , "do not seen : .
to interest you. " t :
"No , " he replied : "I married one. " ' . , :
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THE TIBETAN JINGAL. , . , . . .
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The illustration allows one of the strange and primitive weapons stilt . . . .
used by the TIbetans In warfare. It Is ot leather , In layers , and bound
about with metal rings , and was captured by the British after the fight .
near Gyanggtse. Stones were piled under the muzzle to get the feces- : , -
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sal'Y elevation. Naturally , the gun i:1 : ) marc noisy than dnngerous.