Properly Cenaorefl.
"When Maxim Gorky dined with
ae , " said u literary New Yorker , "he
jtalked about the Russian censorship.
"He said that in the course of the
Russo-Japanese war he had occasion In
nu article to describe the headquarters
of one of the grand dukes. lie wrote
of these headquarters , among other
things : '
" 'And over the desk of his highness's
tent is a .large photograph of Marie la
Jambe , the beautiful ballet dancer. '
"Before this article could appear , the
censor changed that sentence to :
" 'And over the desk of his highness' ?
tent is a large map of the theater of
' "
war.
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t "What Dreams Are Made Of.
A new and interesting pjint in the
study of the occult is being discussecl
in London. It is the effect of diet on
dreams and communication with the
spirit world. It is suggested that to oo-
taln clear dreams dreams which are
free from anything of a fantastic , horrible
rible , or distorted nature it is not only
necessary to retire to rest with the
mind calm and contented , but the body
also must have been nourished with
light and easily digestible food. Most
persons have experienced nightmare ,
.flue Invthe great majority of cases tea
a heavy meal before going to bed ; but
'apart from this , no person , It seems ,
san attain the perfect dream without
. a special course of diet.
B. A. Cochrane , who is an authority
-j > n the subject of dreams , which he has
studied for years , says :
"I have discovered that no clear
4flream Is possible on the ordinary diet.
'No meat , or similarly heavy food , or
anything containing alcohol must be
itaken If the right kind of dream is to
tome. I am a fruitarian myself , and
fruit is the best kind of food for the
perfect dreamer , although anything
? ery easily digestible \vill serve tEe
purpose. Such a diet % vill enable per
sons to get Into actual 'touch with the
spirit world , and they will be able to
recall their dreams on the awakening. " ;
Kansas City Star.
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:
aiarrlaare n Real JLottery Here. :
Every year in the Rumai country , in
{ ndla , a marriage lottery is held , gen-
srally In October. The names of all
{ he marriageable girls and of the
roung men who are tired of bachelor
life are written on slips of paper and
thrown into separate earth pots. One :
8f each kind is drawn * at one time by
a local wise man. The youth whose
aame Is drawn out obtains a letter of
Introduction to tl j young woman whose
aame accompanies his , and then all
that remains for him to do Is to start
courtship , with all the ardor of which
he is capable. Such fortuitous court
ships might not appear at first sight to
promise very ell for future connubial
happiness ; but , nevertheless , in the
tnajority of cases , everything turns out
rery satisfactory.
Utilitarian Point of vView. i
"How charmingly you can toll a storr.
:
Mr. Hankinson I" exclaimed the yonug
woman. "You are another Chauncoy De-
pew. "
"If I am , Miss Peachley , " said youn )
Mr. Hankinson , looking around for his
hat , "I'm a wholly superfluous man. Ye
'don't need ar- more Chauncey Depews.1
Opinions of Great Papers OQ Important Subjects. j |
COUNTRY LIFE AND THE CITIES.
, T the age of seventy Grover Cleveland is
privileged to sing of the delights of the
country. It .is unquestionably true , as the
former President says , that life next to na
ture in the country lias an elevating influ
ence upon heart and character , and man
may even learn patience from a day's bass
fishing. But it is no less unquestionable that the ten
dency of modern times is all away from the country.
Farmers' sons are dissatisfied with their lot , and rush
Into the cities , eager to meet their kind and struggle for
the joys of life. Immigrants settle almost wholly in
cities. The country's population is rapidly becoming
largely urban.
The reason for all this is not far td seek. It lies in
the spread of education. Ii * the old days , when few
persons could read , country folk were happy and satis
fied , because they knew of no other existence. But now
every countryman knows what is going on in the world ,
and natural instinct compels him to feel an ambition
to take a part in what he conceives to be the momentous
things of life. *
Man is a gregarious animal , too , and loves companion
ship , and the thought that lie may ilve among thousands ,
eve'n among millions , of other men is irresistibly allur- .
dng to the lonely youth following the plow. lie himself ,
after all , is the great mystery of nature , and he thinks
lie can find some light upon it by observing others like
himself. Romance and adventure beckon to him from
among the lights of a great city , and there is even the
chance that he may find the way to fortune , perhaps to
fame.
It may not be altogether had for this country that con
ditions are as they are , for a contented peasantry , living
placid in the country , cannot do much for the advance
ment of civilization. Country life is wholesome , but it
does not breed that unrest out of- which alone can come
progress. Chicago Journal. ' .
THE AMERICAN JURY. -
| HEXEVER a criminal trial attracts unusual
attention , and many days are required to
choose + Jbe jury , or the jury finally renders
a decision which does not meet the approval
of legal experts , of journalists , or of public
opinion created by the newspapers , there is
1 a discussion of , the merits of the jury sys
tem. Lawyers themselves , says a professor of political
economy , "criticize the jury system , and point out that
the average juryman in the criminal courts cannot be
depended upon t'o render a just and discriminating ver
dict"
Trial by jury as it exists hero is the rule in all English-
speaking countries , and in a modified form it prevails in
all civilized countries. It is looked upon as one of the
Institutions of popular liberty. The only alternative is
trial by magistrate , under which the court , one judgepr
several , would deal with the facts as well as with the
law. Under the jury system the court gives the law to
the jury , who alone determine the facts in the case.
Every human institution is subject to human error. It
TOOK HIS DICTATION.
She was riding into the city on the
morning train , in search of a position
as stenographer. Having seen the
large , florid man in the seat in front
3f her cut an advertisement from his
aewspaper and put it away in his
? ocketbook , she was just curious
enough to look up the corresponding
place in her own paper. Finding there
in advertisement for a stenographer ,
she noted down the address and thank-
id her feminine curiosity.
She then turned back to her pencil
md notebook. It seemed as If , prac-
: lce as she might , she never could keep
ler speed up to one hundred words a
ninute. But she tried copying from
: he newspaper , but the motion of the
: ar made the words dance before her
jyes until they hurt her. She tried
naking up sentences as , she went along ,
md failed. Finally she resorted to
aking down the incessant chatter of
rwo women behind her , but their talk
vas often drowned in the disturbances
> f a number of young people still far-
her back , who were riotously noisy.
The young lady struggled with a
irade on the servant girl problem , tirn-
ng herself by the distance between
stations two minutes from Sherwood
o Sherwood Corners ; could she do two
jundred words ? As her hand. dashed
nadly over the page , a large wad of
lewspaper flew past- her and struck
he florid man in the neck. The laugher -
er behind subsided into dismayed gig-
; les.1
Slowly the large man turned his in
ured neck. He was redder than ever
is he started to speak. The words fell
roni his lips , hot but distinct , swiftly
mt smoothly. He was telling the bois-
erous young people seven- seals back
ust what he thought of them.
The young woman , with the pencil
iaw her chance , and took it. Here was
florlous dictation. Her pencil flew.
Che speech lasted a minute and a half ,
iwl was cut short then qnly by the ar-
ival of the train at the terminal. The
stenographer slapped her book shut
vlth a comfortable feeling of having
icne even better than a hundred words
ier minute , and set off in search of her
wsition.
When she arrived at the address she
lad noted down , she was ushered ino
private office where sat the : nan of
he speech. She stammered a little
intil she saw that he did not recog-
ilze her. His mind had been full of
lgger things. Then she smilingly told
nm her errand.
"Do you think you can take my dic
tation ? " he said , frowning.
is not a good reason for condemning this or any other
Institution that It occasionally fails. Probably any sub
stitute for it would fall quite as .often. The jury sys
tem should commend itself peculiarly to Americans , foil
we are' committed to the proposition that all ordinary
men are able to conduct their own affairs , private and
public , make laws and secure justice at least as success
fully as men under any other form of government. Our
legislative administration officers are chosen from the
ranks of common citizenship. Unless we believe that the
result is , on the whole , good , we cease to believe in pop
ular government.
' 'The ' underlying idea is that common sense and general
intelligence guide men to right conclusions , even through
special and intricate problems. The success of the juryv
system in this country depends , like all other depart
ments of our government , on a general good level of in
telligence and faithfulness to duty. The .question is , then ,
not how good is the jury sj'stem , but how good and effi
cient are American citizens ? Youth's Companion.
'MILITANT SUFFRAGISTS.
HE riot of the woman suffragists in front of
the Parliament house in Westminster has
simply proved once more that the so-called
gentle sex cannot resort to violence without
making itself ridiculous. The story of this
street fight , almost without its like in the
history of civilization , is a little pitiful and
more than a little ludicrous , and London oscillates in an
uncertain manner between indignation and ridicule.
'Either these women and'many of them are of high so
cial position must be allowed to do exactly as they
please , or their illegalities must be checked In the ordi
nary way by the prosaic hand of the policeman. Both
alternatives are painful and it is hard to say which is
the more so.
Unauthorized processions in Parliament yard are not
allowed , nor are such processions permitted In any capi
tal in the world. The several hundred women who ar
ranged to raid the Parliament house knew well that
they Avere doing something that could not be permitted.
Presumably they relied upon their sex for immunity , and
in so doing they denied the very object of their gath
ering , which was to demand a political equality with
men. Had they been men , the casualty lists would have
been much more serious than a few cases of hysteria and
a liberal harvest of hairpins. The Argonaut
THE CHURCH COUGH.
PERSONS who will sit out a play or listen to
an interesting conversation without cough
ing seem to be seized , as soon as they com
pose themselves to hear a sermon , with dis
tressing irritation of the windpipe that'can
be relieved only by violent and continued
coughing. The affection is contagious ,
spreading from seat to seat , cough answering unto cough.
As far as we know , the etiology of this strange disease
has not received attention from the scientific investiga
tor. British Medical Journal.
"Yes , sir. "
"What makes you think so ? I talk
very fast"
"But very distinctly , sir. " She pro
duced her note-book and laid It open
before him. "Here's a sample. " She
began to read her notes.
His jaw dropped. There was his
masterpiece of the train , complete and
unabridged. It really sounded very
well , so full of fire.
When she finished he looked at her
sharply. His face was very red , but
his eye twinkled' .
"The jofi's yours , " he said , In a sub
dued voice. Youth's Companion.
IN A MONTANA BLIZZARD.
Experience of a Traveling : Salesman
vrltli Stage Coaching : .
Ike Boyer of Helena left the other
morning for Madison county points and
wtille waiting In Butte the night be
fore told some interesting tales of hs
experience while making the territory
In southern Montana , which Is not yet-
covered by the railroad , Eays the Ana
conda Standard.
"The tune of my life , " he said , 'was
experienced between Bannack and Ar-
genta. I was making the trip by stage
and my driver was one of the old-time
stage drivers of the overland road. The
only name I ever knew for him was
'Shorty , ' and he was one of the beat
that ever pulled the ribbons over a
team of horses in Montana.
"Shortly after we .left Argenta It
began snowing , but we paid little at
tention to the storm , being wrapped up
comfortably. When we 'topped' the
hill and started across the foothills to
connect with the old Bannack road we
ran into the teeth of the blizzard. The
thermometer began dropping rapidly
and almost before we knew it we found
ourselves chilling fast To add to our
trouble the air became so filled with
snow that wjj could not see the length
of. our sled ahead of us. The storm
cameso _ fast and fierce that the horses
refused to face it and before we 'real
ized it we were off the road and the
horses were Helplessly floundering
through the snow , which seemed al
most bottomless. By this time dark
ness had come and we were off the
trail.
"To cnake the matter worse , the
horses in floundering broke the tongue
from the sled and we were holed up
for good. Then we saw that we were
in for it for the night and prepared to
make the best of a bad bargain. There
was a little straw in the bottom of
the sled and we tied the horses up so
that they coxld eat this. The driver
and myself walked back and forth ,
about a rod apart , all night long and
in this manner managed to keep
warm.Ve smoked several boxes of
sample cigars and it seemed as if the
night would never come to an end.
"Occasionally I would get uncom
monly tired and sleepy and would at
tempt to doze , but 'Shorty' would stand
for nothing of that sort He would
rouse me by drastic means , if neces
sary , and make me continueXmy walk
to and fro opposite him. Finally ,
after the lapse of at least a century ,
the night came to an end and daylight
begun showing around the gulch. With
the approach of day the storm went
down and the air cleared. 'Shorty' im
mediately began rustling and before
long found a pole that could be used
as a sled tongue and we toggled up
matters and continued our trip to Ban-
nack. We arrived there in time for a
late breakfast and were not surprised
to Iparn that the thermometer had reg
istered 15 degrees below throughout
the night"
Stars on Coins ancl Flag : .
The stars on the great seal and the
seal of the president of the United
States are five pointed , while on the
seal of the house of representatives
they are six pointed. The thirteen stars
on the obverse of the present half
and quarter dollar are five pointed.
The reverse of the present half and
quarter dollar Is a copy of the great
seal , except that the clouds are omit
ted. It is evident that heraldry has
not taken a very strong hold In these
matters in the United States , there
fore it is not in the power of anyone
to say without a douhf why the dif
ference in the stars on the flag and
the coins. So far as is known , with
the exception' of the reverse of the
present half and quarter dollar , the
stars on American coins are copied
from the colonial coins , which were ,
no doubt , made after the manner of
English heraldry , while the flag was
made up after the design of Washing
ton's coat of arms , containing three
five-pointed stars.
The Reason , for Jt.
"No , " said the iinbittered person ,
"when I want financial assistance I
go to strangers. I do not ask friends'
or relatives. "
"Well , " answered the logical man ,
"maybe that's the best way. Friends
and relatives are in a position to keep
posted on a man's record. ' ' Washing *
ton Star.
Loaded.
The Russians handled gently
A prisoner they had taken ;
At times they'd had some prisoners bad
Explode when they were shaken.
Philadelphia Ledger.
If you could be born over again ,
J
wouii you change yc r parents ? As
full of faults as you are , they wouldn't
change you.
"IAN MACLAREN" IS DEAD.
Scotch Clergyman-Author Snccumhn
in Mount 1'loamant , Iowa.
Dr. John Watson ( "Ian Maclnren" ) ,
the Scotch clergyman-author' who won
world-wide fame as the writer of "Be
side the Bonnie Brier Bush , " died at
Mount Pleasant , Iowa , of blood poison
ing , the result of tonsilitis. He died
alone , while his wife , who had been
his constant companion in his illness ,
was out of the sick chamber for fifteen
minutes. Dr. AVatson was taken ill on
April 23 in Ottuimva , Iowa , while on
a lecture tour of the Northwest All
his lecture engagements throughout the
United States were cance'lled. His
home was in Liverpool.
Since the publication of the "Bonnie
Brier Bush , " Dr. Watson made several
visits to this country. The one which
terminated in "his death began with his
arrival on a lecture tour of the coun
try in February last Though his heart ,
always weak , troubled him greatly of
late , he persisted in filling his engage
ments. This heart disease , complicated
with rheumatism , undoubtedly hastened
his demise.
Among the more famous of Dr. Wat
son's other works are : "The Days of
Auld Lang Syne , ' ' "A Doctor of the
Old School , " "The Mind of the Mas
ter , " "The Cure of Souls , " "Doctrines
of Grace , " "Life of the Master , " "The
Homely Virtues , " "Inspiration of
Faith , " and latest from his pen , "Gra
ham of Claverhouse. " The strictly re
ligious books were published under his
own name ; the novels he wrote under
the nom de plume.
TOWNS WIPED OUT BY TORNADO
.Big : Texas Windstorm Carries Death
and Destruction.
Scores of lives werp lost , crops were
devastated , and at least two towns
were wiped out by a terrific tornado
that swept over the country west of
Mount Pleasant , Texas , Monday after
noon. Details were difficult to obtain
on account of the prostration of tele
graph and telephone wires , but suffi
cient information was obtained to make
It certain that the disaster is one of
Jhe most deadly that ever has visited
the State.
The towns of Birthright and Ridge-
way , forty miles west , Kre practically
annihilated. At Deport the Baptist
parsonage and half a dozen 'homes ' were
destroyed. Several buildings torn to
splinters and two deaths are reported
from Halesboro , and great loss of life
Is believed to have occurred at Caney ,
a negro settlement
Birthright , a town of $500 $ people , is
literally wiped out Ridgeway suffered
almost as severely , scarcely a stick of
timber being left standing. It is known
that many were injured in Ridgeway.
but it is thought there were fewer fa
talities than at other points.
PAY MILLIONS FOR A LIFE.
Sensational Charges Marlr- > y "Wife
of Albert T. Patrick : .
Albert T. Patrick , who is serving a
life sentence in New York for the mur
der of the aged Texas Millionaire , Wil
liam Marsh Rice ,
will ask for a writ
of habeas corpus on
the ground that hu
was tricked into
withdrawing his ap
plication for an ap
peal to the United
States Supreme
Court while he was
under death sentence
and accepting com
mutation to life im
prisonment from the
late Gov. Hizsins.
\ Mrs. Patrick has
A. T. PATRICK. written a statement (
of her husband's
side of this famous case. Mrs. Patrick - s
rick declares that court , jury and prosecutor -
cuter were prejudiced against her hus
band and that $2,000,000 of the Rice estate - i
tate money was spent to railroad the defendant - C
fendant to the electric chair. She charges I
that two of the jurors offered to vote t
for acquittal in return for a money "con- j
sideration.
A Million to Uplift Xesrroes. "
Miss Anna T. Jeannes , an aged quaker
philanthropist of Philadelphia , has given *
$1,000,000 , or one-fourth of her fortune , t
with few , if any , restrictions , to Booker B
T. Washington to assist in the education f
of negro children in the South. The gift
was made to Mr. Washington in person
after he had spent three days in convincing -
ing Miss Jeannes that the purpose in view
was worthy. The understanding was
that the money should be used in estab
lishing agricultural and trade schools in
various sections in which rudimentary
and practical courses of education should
be offered. Entire authority for the disbursement -
bursement is vested in Washington and
Hollis B. Frissell. one of his colleagues.
The father of Miss Jeannes was Isaac
Jeannes , who amassed a fortune in tha
dry goods business.
o
Supreme Conrt Dccinions.
By an evenly divided bench , the United a
States Supreme Court affirmed the Cir
cuit Court decision that the repeal of
the war tax on inheritances took effect
July 1 , 1901 , and that all collections
>
thereunder for the following year must
be refunded , amounting to over $7,000-
000. The court held valid the Missouri .J :
law permitting the recovery of full s
amount of insurance policy in case of suicide -
cide , despite any provision in the policy tl
to the contrary. j c <
'
fa-
Toledo Business Men Indicted. tl
On the charge of conspiring to restrain
brade , ninety-one business men of Toledo d [ ;
svere indicted , they being among the best s <
known in the city. The indictments grow
aut of an investigation of the brick , lumber - [
ber and plumbers' combine. No arrests
tvere made at once , as it was desired to
allow the men time to get attorneys and
arrange for bail. An indictment was also 3
returned against the National Supply
Company , the name of the alleged con >
bine. pi
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Suffered Tico Years Relieved In Thre *
Months.
R. C. B. FIZER , Mr. Sterling ,
writes :
" / have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past.
"Last March I commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
I have not used it since , nor have I felt
a pain.
"I believe that I am well and I
fore give my highest commendation
the curative qualities of Peruna. "
Pe-ru-na for Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. H. Simser , Grant , Ontario ,
Can. , writes :
"I had not been well for about foni
years. / had kidney trouble , and , la
fact , felt badly nearly all the time.
"This summer I got so very bad &
thought I would try Peruna , so I wrote *
to you and began at once to take Peruna'
and Manalin.
"I took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin , and now I feel bet
ter than I have for some time.
"I feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
me and made a different woman of m
altogether. I bless the day I picked up
the little book and read of your Peruna. "
It Js the business of the kidneys fa
remove from the blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all th
time" else the system suffers. There ar '
times when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. It has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys ser
vice at a time when they were not abl
to bear their own burdens.
"Waning1 If the Honeymoon.
"I hear you have been getting married
Ardup. Still billing and cooing ? "
"Cooing only , Roxley. The er billing
will come on the first day of the month.1
Instead of experimenting -with drugs1
and strong cathartics which are clearly
harmful take Nature's mild laxative
LJarlicld Tea ! It is made wholly of'
Herbs , lor constipation , liver and kid
ney derangements , sick-headache , bilious
ness and indigestion.
Outdoe.n Rays of Oltl Sol.
Sunlight , hitherto regarded as no lest
issential to the existence of man than
the air he breathes , and as being ab
solutely Indispensable to. plant life ,
has found a rival in ordinary acety
lene gas , so writes William T. Walsh'
m the Technical World Magazines
True , the usurper cannot dissipate tha
frigidity of the atmosphere , nor maka
the -world wag long without the benefi
cent rays of the great god of day , but
svhen the latter chooses to sulk , vege
tation need not pause In Its growth ,
but trader the cheering Influence of
acetylene's rays , may wax large and
lusty. Professor John Craig of Cor
nell University , N. Y. , In a series of
experiments extending over a long
period of time , discovered that * of arti
ficial IHuminants , none is so closely
akin to sunshine as are the rays ofi
acetylene gas.
Go to a hothouse ; observe how tha
myriad panes of glass are placed to
catch every scattering ray of sunlight.
But dark and gloomy days come and
the plants languish. The process of
forcing fruits or garden vegetables 02
flowers for the market at once cease *
Sunlight , since there is none , cannot b
trapped. Diminishing profits stare tha
horticulturist In the face. Then it la
that artificial sunlight , generated by
acetylene , comes to the rescue , and per
forms its function.
Twenty million rabbits were
from Victoria , Australia , last year.
CHANGE UT POOD
Worlca "Wonders In Health.
It Is worth knowing that a changa
in food can. cure dyspepsia. "I deem
it my duty to let yon know hotr
rape-Nuts food has cured ma of indl-
jestion.
"I had been -troubled with it for
rears , until last year my" doctor reo-
wnmended Grape-Nuts food to be nseS
ivery morning. I followed Instructions
md now I am entirely welL
"The whele family like Grape-Nuts *
ve use four packages a week. You ara
velcome to use this testimonial as you
ee fit. "
The reason this lady was helped by ,
he use of Grape-Nuts food Is that It
predigested by natural processes and
iierefore does not tar the stomach as
he food "she had been nsing ; It also' '
lonta-ins the elements required for
rallding up the nervous system. IT
hat part of the human body is in per
fect working order , there can be ru *
yspepsia , for nervons energy repre- *
ents the steam that drives the englne-i
When the nervous system Is rua
own , the machinery of the body works1
radly. Grape-Xuts food can be used by
mall children as well as adultsS ti
perfectly cooked and ready for in-
tant use.
Read , "The Road to WellviUe , " 13
kgs. "There's a Reason. "
