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r IS CRIME INCREASING ?
. Whenever a crime or unusual turpi
tude is committed , and IH\rticularly I
whenever a number of such forbidding . I
ding events occur in quick succession , !
We hear much about the "cphlemlc of
- . , crime , " accompanied by lugubrious
comment to the effect that wickedness
is increasing , that It Is outrunning
. . V ; . , the growth of population , that the
" 't" ' ; , ' : ' ; . : country is rapidly degenerating II
' , " . ; : : ' . ' ' ' ' has become the seWed conviction of
' ' ' . ' minds chronically indisposed to look
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\ : ' _ ' criminal population Is increasing at I i
a more alarming rate than at any '
time in the country's history yet no
. , prof is at hand to support this pessimistic .
mlHtlc view.
Penologists arc awaiting trustworthy .
worthy and sufficiently c01llprehenslvo
statistics ou this Interesting subject.
Samuel J. Barrows , Commissioner for
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" Uonal Prison Commission , declared
a paper published In 1903 that for
want of any comparative statistics in
t)1e United States It Is extremely difficult .
ficult to say whether criminals are increasing .
, , - creasing with reference to the 1)0\1' }
S lotion , Inasmuch as 80 much depends
upon the activity of the police Mr.
Barrows observes that as social } rcla
tlons multiply the standard of pro.
vrlet and good conduct and of social
protection is constantly raised , and
when new laws are rigidly enforced
"wo may expect an increase for the
time being in the number of offenders
: . until society has adjusted Itself to the
. new requirements. "
. - < . , r It may be noted that the system of
J.-r ? news gathering has been brought to a
high pitch of efficiency In our day.
Every crime of Importance occurring
almost anywhere In the country Is immediately .
modlately reported. We hear very
much more about crime than our forbears .
bears did The dlllgonce of the reporters -
porters antI the news agencies creates
the Impression that the world Is
growing worSe The law-abiding
millions attract little attentlon-
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A CHANCE FOR BLICITV.
It It were possible to compel the
\ national committees to leeep an accurate .
ate record at and publish a true account -
count of their expenditures far campaign -
t palgn purposes a work of the utmost
' importance would be accomplished
. ' ' . . England has virtually eliminated the ,
I bribery of voters in her parliamentary .
ary elections by requiring that each
. , candldate's campaign expenses shall
be recorded and made public. . . .
If the campaign fund accounts were
i made public , Instead of being kept
, secret there would be no need to
"try the fat" from corporations or
' men. All the money actually necce-
, taryy for nn honestly conducted cam'
palgn would bo willingly contributed
by public spirited citizens of either
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. party. Only through publicity , full
and complete , will campaign funds
, cease to be corruption funds.-Phlla'
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r" . . THE BEST BRAIN WINS.
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control until their preparations for
. , the grand attack are quite complete.
. It Is in brain that they heat the Hus'
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clans , whose soldiers die In heaps
with all their old heroism , and who
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puffer less In morale from defeat than
. more mobile or beUer . commanded
troops. They are there to die for the
" Czar , and they do their duty with a
IIplendjd ! unfilnchlngness which rivals
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HUMANE EDUCATION.
The worM Is only half elvlllHl ,
while the majority of people look with
Indifference on the overworked and
overlnden 11OrRes. The horse whose
footsteps are beginning to totter with
age , yet still dragging heavy burdens ;
the horse whose hopeless eyes and
prominent bones tell that he Is at-
ways hungry ; the cat crying for food
In the home where there Is plenty ,
and turned oft with a few miserable
scraps that only acute hunger could 1
force any animal to eat ; the starved ,
deserted cat ; the kitten l dropped in
the streets : the faithful dog deprived
of liberty and miserably cared for ;
the butterfly struggling with the cruel
pin that fastens it to the wall : the
half.crushed toad by the wayside ; the
bird lamenting for his stolen nest ;
the dealt bird murdered for sake of
weak and vain women-all these sad
sights may be seen every dar. The
law does not reach them , for it Is
only cases of extreme cruelty that can
bo punished and who can begin to
estimate the immense amount of suffering .
ferlng that constantly goes unpun'
Ished 1-our Four-footed Friends
THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER'S TEST.
That the Russians have fought 80
well after three months of steady do-
ft'ntE : and retrograde movements
sneaks highly for the character of the
rank nnt , file. Over-burdened and III.
tholl as they have been , fighting far
from home in tropical beat , for reasons
\I1l\11own to most of them , the position
of time enlisted men has been bad
enough to try the Spartan three hun-
llrel1 Should there now bo a severe
defeat , followed by a rapid retirement .
ment of the army upon 1\hlleden or
lIorbln , the troops will be subjected
to the severest test to which armed
men cnn be exposed. Only an army
splendidly disciplined , well command-
JlI , devoted to Its officers , and onUm-
slastlc in Its cause can come through
Ll1l'h an experience without disastrous
rc."ults Of the Russian army of today .
dar it Is only known that the men are
generally devoted to their officers. 1l
must not be forgotten , moreover , that
the early disasters of 1877 In Bulgaria .
garia did not prevent the Russians
front going to the very walls of Con'
svntinOIJlo latm'-New York Post.
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CULTIVATE A HOBBY.
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dispeusablc woman , It Is a pity she so
often allows herself to tall in her full
development and reward , " says aD editorial .
Itorial In Harper's nazar. "She Is apt
to bo so unselfish and so conscientious
that the lets the four walls of home
narrow about her , and the simplest
rcmcd is to have at least one outside .
side Interest. The woman who takes
UIJ one hobby , one charity , one line of
work beyond her household cares ,
and follows It steadily , will find that
It brings freshness and power with It.
It becomes both outlook and inflow
to her AntI the woman with a hobby
grows old so slowly that she often
never grows old at all , but keeps to
the last that freshness oC interest
which Is the marl of youth. "
GOOD SAILORS FROM THE WEST.
The recruiting service of time navy
Is getting plenty of desirable young
men of American birth just now ,
especially from the west , and It is a
singular fact that , a western lad
makes a good sailor , though he may
never have seen salt water before ho
joined his ship or arrived at the train
Ing station. But the quality Is In the
blood ot the race and a few generations '
tlons palllled : on the prairies does not
eliminate It-New York PreRs
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A Day on the Farm
New York Society Frolic.
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A New York society woman recently .
h' gave clever home entertainment
hlch she called a day on tine farm .
The arrangement of the room was
planned to represent a farm. The
floor had been carefully sanded , the
carpet being removed. Elaborate
furniture had been replaced by chairs
of rustic build , and one corner of the
room was Illled by Do plain wooden
bench , on wJich ) shone halt a dozen
dazzling milk palls. Chickens and
dUcle of toy shop variety strutted and
waddled or rather seemed to 110 10 ,
here and there over the Imnd.
Each ltuest on entering received a
little program decorated with water
colors The decorAtions were miniature
turo scenes sketched In country places
such as a farmer at the plow , a hl\ ) " .
stack with a moon behind It , a milkmaid .
maid carrying Imlls.
Each card gave the order of the
evening , which was as follows :
A Day on the F:1rm. .
1. Driving the cows to H\Hlure. }
2. Drawing water from the woll.
3. Loading the hay wagons.
4. Supper.
Driving the cows to pasture proved I
a fascinating bit of nonsenso. The
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cows were wee brown creatures belonging .
longing to the bauy's barnyard flot.
Each player was given three cows to
drive. The driving had to he done hy
sundry little tails with a stick , not by
a long , steady II11Hh. The route over
which they were driven was the center .
tel' line of the room. If In her prog-
roes any cow foil , time driver was
I'dlscharged " The object of time sport
was to see who could In time shortest
time drlvo his cows to pasture without .
out having any of them meet with nn
accident
Drawing water from the well the
second number on the program , was
no lest ; } laughable nail coulll not. fall
to embarrass time most self . possceeed
competitor. However , as all time farm
ers were subjected to the same , labor ,
no one consl51ert1l1 It wise to jeer at
the efforts of a fellow laborer , ns he
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Alabama Editor Honored.
Major W. W Screws , time veteran
newspaper man , chosen president or
the National Editorial association , 16
editor of the Montgomery , Ala" , Ad-
vertisor. Major Screws was horn In
Alabama slxt.t1vo years ago and has
passed aU his active Ufo within that
stato. Ho has boon postmaster : oC
Montgomery : and thrice served as secretary .
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might become even more abst1rt
For this feature 1\ huge wooden tub
It\ the center of the room , labeled In
large letters : , "TimeVcll , " was filled
with wato1' Two IlhnlnuUvo buckets
from a doll house outfit were brought
out by the hORtc8S. Each player ' In
turn was obliged to take the buckets ,
fill them at the well and then run
around the room holding a bucket 11\
either Imnd. The farmer who spilled
the least water In his progress won
the IJolnt.
The egg hunt followed. The , eggs
t6 bo searched for wi ro R111all , oval
bonbons , and were hhhlcn about the
room. Some were red , some white and
some bluc The rod egg counted one
Joint } , the white two 11OInt8 and the
blue t1n'ce. Fifteen IIdnutcR were allowed .
lowed for the search , and little baskets
were presented In I which to put one'A
8K'US. } . At the cad of the time allotted
the eggs found by each searcher were .
counted. The counting wits done not
according to numbers , but according
to color \'alues
The haymaking contest wan heralded .
cd hy the sudden appearance on the
aCGno ot a toy hay curt rolled In by
them h03tcn Some soft , tweet clover
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hay had been previously ) shaken out ,
by the hostess In the center of time
room. Each guest was given an
oyster f01'k. A lady and R gentleman
were made partners and told to load
the hay on the cart. This was done
hy means of the oyster forlcH. The
hostess , watch in hand , timed time con-
tostants.
This bout decided the prizes , which
were charming little pins In the shape
of farm Implements There were , besides .
aides , sonic amusing boobies , which
took the form of little farmhouses of
edible chocolate. .
Naturally , time refreshments was a
fn'm11JIlOr / , simple \ , well cooked and
ahundant There were steaming 001'11'
meal I mush , with country cream and
maple syrup , roast ! chicken , apple
dumplings , cake and other good
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Perhaps True to Life.
They have a story in London of'an
Oxford don who was Induced to speak
Into a Ilhonograph Some time later
the machine waft Bet going again and
he was asked to listen to his own
voice. 'He did 80 and after the sound
had ceased ho said to the assembled
company : "It Is strange that this
machine makes me speak In a bump.
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