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CHANGE IN ADDRESB-Whsu ordsriag a hsnn in the arirlraaa.aBhenrihari shoalil bs sars :o itethstrold as wsUas taste GOSSIP RESPONSIBLE FOR CHURCH SCANDALS. It is doubtful if much harm is done by a church scandal. Those on the in side know that the men and women re sponsible for it are not of much ac count anyhow. They are usually car rion like in nature and shurks in prac tice. In the past thiity years I have known three or four church scandals, and, without an exception, it was not so much an offense that had been com mitted, but it was a disposition on the part of a few to roll inferences and suspicions and gossip and guesses all together with personal prejudice or dislike for a victim. There need not be much scandal in any church, however, if it will do the one thing it ought to do to be worthy of the respect and support of the peo ple. It ought to do as much for its members, at least, as for those who are nut members. What a spectacle for a church to fairly tumble over itself trying to tell some man who has been a drunkard, thief, liar and all around villain all his life: "Down on your knees, dear brother, in five minutes we will make you white as snow and send you out at a hundred dollars a week as an evange list to convert sinners." But to a man or woman who for thirty or forty years who has lived a blameless life, but who may have sinned once, it has only this to say: "We will pin the scarlet letter on your breast. We will wear our shoes out running from one house to another to tell what we have heard you have done. We will demand that you surrender your license to preach. And we want you to get rich out of the membership of this church. We wash our hands clean of you. We want nothing to do with you or any member of your family." Now I have not a particle of doubt that a church that will do that sort of thing is as near an annex of hell as the devil is delighted to have it. By Rev. V f rr l: J P. E. Hopkins. JUDGE HOLT A HERO. If the people want a hero, we re commend Judge Holt, of New York. The New York lawyers are disre putable, and they have been assisted by the judges. Suits have been brou ght by the New York lawyers and testimony introduced in court, that were scandelous, and the judges knew it The lawyers in these suits for big fees, swore to testimony that should have sent them to the penitentiary, but the judges paid no attention to the damaging testimony. Judges have long had too much sympathy for law yers. But Judge Holt is an exception. He has instructed the grand jury to investigate Attorney Hartride, who sued Harry Thaw's mother for a bal ance of $93,000. In the course of his suit, Hartridge testified to suppressing testimony in the Thaw case, to induc ing witnesses to leave town, that they might not testify, etc Judge Holt has not only taken notice of the scand alous legal fee demanded, but of the methods of the lawyer demanding it, and will, if possible, punish Hartridge. Now if the people will stand by Judge Holt, other judges will follow his example. Here is really a chance for the people to accomplish a great reform. But you known what the people will do: They will pay no at- tion to Judge Holland chase off after Ben Lindsey, of Denver, a foolish lit tle man who has nothing to offer for the public good, except a lecture not worth listening to. If you really want to do something with your enthusiasm, cheer forjudge Holt, of New York. Why cannot a sensible, honorable man attract atten tion? Why is it that only adventur ers seem to be admired by the peo ple? You may remember that Judge Landis was suggested for the presiden cy, because of a judical act that was a disgrace to his profession. Judge Holt has done the best thing of recent years. Will you ever near of HIM for the FURTHER SHOCKING REVELA TIONS. Another shocking revelation knt been made in Philadelphia '' Cloaked under the pretext of scientific investi gation, n species of cruelty haa been made public which staggers our belief in accepted Christian humanity. An overzealous physician has taken from the almshouse and other char itable institutions helpless babies for clinical purposes. Into their helpless little eyes he has injected tuberculin, to ascertain whether similar testa in the human being responded to the ones already made with rabbits. The purpose is two-fold. If success ful the world may be greatly benefited. If not successful, the babies experi mented upon are left blind for life. The cost is not considered. The New York Herald made the investigation and made public the brutal facts. In justice to Dr. Hamill, the city pathologist of Philadelphia, his statement is published. He says: "I am not worrying about what the public may think. I do not care to make any statement until I have con sulted with the two physicians who are associated with me. We may decide to say nothing whatever about it If there is any blame to be attached it must fall on me. Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Cope are both younger men, and they only followed out my instructions. I am personally responsible for think ing out and carrying out the experi ments. Personally, I do not care what the public thinks. I think the exper iments were entirely justified." Whatever his views may be matters little. No excuse can be urged in ex tenuation of such a crime. It is the climax of brutality. This scientist did not seek to make his tests among those who could help themselves. He went to the poor. They were friendless. Those babies knew nothing. Twenty one of them have been used. Helpless, innocent, unfortunate little waifs who have come unasked into the world, to be abandoned and deserted. Some may have loving mothers somewhere. Some have none. In the name of science little ones, with their eyes scarcely strong enough to stand any test, have been treated as rabbits and guineapigs, to see if tuberculosis acts the same with the human being as it does with an animal. Is there any expression which can be legitimately used which will des cribe the man heartless enough to do this? Is there any word which can be used to explain or extenuate his ruth less brutality with babies not old enough or wise enough to realise that they are probably being blinded for life, in order to satisfy this man's craving for scientific experiment? This is a Christian country. We live in a day when the common im pulse is to befriend the helpless. Even obdurate natures soften the babbling cry of the waif. How any human being with intelligence can destroy the eyes of "materia!" taken by force from the public almshouse, in the name of science or anything else, is beyond reason. There should be a punishment for such violations even if there is no specific laws upon which to convict Commercial-Appeal. vote away." In a word, the opposition is a strug gle of wealth to escape a method of federal taxation which would fall according to capacity to pay, rather than according to mere numbers. It is as if the richest ward in this city should insist that taxes be levied on the different wards according to popu lation, which to a large extent would tax the laborer in his rented cottage equally -with the financier in his own palace. It is an attempt to fasten upon economics the spiritual law, to him that hath shall be given, and from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which be hath. It is doubtful if our eastern million aires are acting wisely in taking this course. The wealth of New York and Massachusetts has been contributed by the entire country. To subsidize the Massachusetts cotton and woolen mills and corporations centering in Wall street, and then see the beneficiaries refuse so much as to pay taxes on their benefits is a jar the country will notice. And while New England and New York may control the one-fourth of the legislatures necessary to defeat a constitutional amendment they can not always control the majority in congress which makes tariff and cor poration laws. State Journal. KILLING INCOME TAX. The work of killing off the income tax amendment to the federal consti tution has gone on right merrily this week. The Massachusetts lower house administers a smashing defeat and the New York house refuses to reconsider a farmer unfavorable vote. The Rhode Island legislature has adjourned after rejecting the amendment A word from Lodge and Aldrich would have changed the result in their respective states, but these devoted "supporters" of the administration responsible for the measure had no word to say. To date the vote on the amendment is six to four. South Carolina, Ala bama, Illinois, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Maryland have approved and Vir ginia, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York rejected it Of the remaining states the opponents of the amendment have to capture only seven. With 'four New England states and New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia and several other states where wealth has great political power yet to hear from the chances for the amend ment seem slim enough to satisfy the hercest of tones. There is something justly to be said against income taxes, particularly on the point of difficulty of accurate assessment But that is not the argu ment that is doing the damage now. The rejections have been based upon simple money considerations. A group of eminent corporation lawyers did the work in New York. In Masnarhnsctts the attitude of the opposition is sum med up in these words of the Boston Transcript: "It would be a great mistake for Massachusetts and a few other similarly situated states in this part of the country to furnish the money for representatives from states MURDER AND THE DEATH PENALTY. What is to be done with those who commit murder? The laws of most countries reply that they should be put to death. On the other hand, there is a strong and widespread senti ment that, no matter how heinous a man's crime, the State is never justified in deliberately taking his life. This sentiment has found expression in the laws of several American states and of two or three European countries, where murder is punished bv life imprisonment In some states where the death pen alty was abolished, so great an increase in murder followed that capital pun ishment was restored. France has passed through a similar experience. Although the law was not repealed, the President always commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment A little more than two years age a parliamentary com mission recommended the repeal of the capital punishment law. But the number of murders was growing so rapidly that the national .sentiment changed, and the proposed law was not passed. President Fallieres has recognized the present public opinion, and, in conformity with it, signed four death warrants early in January. For the first time in years the guillotine was used. Death was once the ordinary pen alty for felonies. Blackstone cites 160 offenses thus punished, ranging from the unauthorized felling of a tree to high treason. Now only four crimes are so punished in Great Britain, including, besides murder, violent piracy, treason, and destruction of public arsenals and dockyards. In the United States the list of capital crimes is practically the same. But he who sheds man's blood has his own blood demanded of him less frequently in the United States than in any other civilized country. There are no trustworthy statistics, to be sure, but it is awell known and lament able fact that in a great number of cases the murderer is not detected; in some parts of the country, although the perpetrator of the crime is known, he is not arrested; in states where the laws are better enforced the prosecu tion fails to convict; and finally, the convict frequently evades the gallows SOME FOUES OF THE LAW IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. That the criminal procedure of courts in the United States is sadly defective, that sweeping reforms are needed to prevent the growth of lynch ing outbreaks, and that this counHry may well learn of older nations how to administer justice to criminal cases, are some of the things pointed out by Charles B. Brewer in McClures's Magazine. Beginning with the state ment that only one life is required for about one hundred lives taken in the United States, the writer gives detail ed figures for some large cities. In Chicago, for example, he says, there were in the fiscal year 1908, 165 homi cides and only one legal execution. In St Louis for the same year there were ninety-two homicides and only one legal execution occurred. Discussing what he calls "a smug complacency to place the responsibil ity for present conditions on the forei gner," Mr. Brewer admits that "the re is more crime, proportionately, among those of foreign birth in the United States than among our native born," but says it is "scarcely enough, however, to cause congratulation for our own righteousness." A number of cases in which jus tice was diverted for trivial reason are cited by Mr. Brewer, of which the following are examples: "Because the indictment charged that the crime had been committed on a public 'roadand the evidence showed that, though constantly used as such, the road had never been dedicated to the state. "Because the indictment named a specific though a correct date, instead of saying 'on or about' a certain date. "Because the indictment for murder charged that the deed had been com mitted 'unlawfully and with malice instead of 'malice aforethought' " Justice Brown of the United States Supreme Court (retired) is quoted as saying to Mr. Brewer that the choos ing of a jury should never consume more than one or two hours, and as say ing further: 'A court in conservative old Eng land will dispose of a dozen jury cases in the time that: would be required here for dispatching one. The cause is not far to seek. It lies in the close confinement of the counsel to the ques tions atisBue, and the prompt interposi tion of the court to prevent delay. The trials are conducted by men train ed for that special purpose, whose in terest is to expedite and not prolong them. No time is wasted in immater ial matters. Objections to testimony are discouraged, rarely argued, and al most made the subject of exception. The testimony is confined to the exact point at issue. Mere oratory is at a discount. New trials are rarely granted. A criminal trial is especial ly a serious business, since in the case of a verdict of guilty it is all up with the defendant, and nothing can save him from punishment but the pardon ing power of the Home Secretary. The result is that defendants rarely es cape punishment for their crimes, and homicides are infrequent" The Union. in by nusaioaariet, but there is no doubt of the sincere desire of the peo ple to quit opium for good. The gov ernment by fostering irrigation pro jects hepes to Urn the provinces back to agriculture. Poppy growing re tards the cultivation of grains and cotton. Iu Yuunan and Shansi since poppy growing was suppressed they have had such harvests as never were seen before. Chicago Tribune. THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT. The divorce of the Thurstons both husband and wife being writers of no table skill opens anew the question as to whether a complete ami unsel fish marriage of artistic temperaments is possible. A few stock illustrations in the affirmative are always cited when the subject is broached. There were the Brownings, who sang sweetly in unison, and there are the Kendals, 1 I woo piay logemer without, a jar. And so on. But the list is not very long. It is a matter of common knowl edge that any man or woman with a "temperament" is a rather difficult person to get on with. While a child that person is likely to be the despair, albeit the pride, of its parents. Granted a certain gift there grows up with its development a persistent self esteem which may beentirely warrant ed, not at all overweening and ultim ately triumphant In that event it is acclaimed; the failures do not count. Which is all very well when this tal ent stands alone, but when it attempts to merge itself into a kindred talent, into a "temperament" of equally sel fish intensity, one or the other must dominate, lose itself, or the two fly apart Philadelphia Press. CONSIDERATE. wKswnWv BwnwawniwSuwhnnnaV. swawEl Vannw'Bwnnnnnnnnnnnwsnw 0 1rIjflvK?isWlMav4isswswJ sawnWwawW BBawnwaa awnwl gF&mfSlV HealtaW QuHbes 1 MWwafc to the Fee. I mmWmA &wkes flair, 1 flPJM Balkr ani Efts 1 JjBB iftrm'tWatsmf C gsMknii The only bakiag powder m PSt nacteArom Royal GneCream m gf Aww) mMMbW- Aww ataWBw) a'wMwJpMUwMma BREAD WITHOUT FLOUR. Whclo Ha Spared Hia Gusst ths "Unpleasant Littls Detail." Two friends, one a prosperous look ins; business man and tne other at least well dressed, chanced to meet not long ago. and the second gentle man remembered that it was bis turn to "buy the dinner," so they were soon repairing to a fashionable restaurant Their orders were generous, and they lingered long over the good things, not forgetting cigars at the end. When they felt that they really bad to leave or else pay rent the host snowed a bit of fidgetiness and re quested that the other go outside and wait for him; that there was an "on pleasant little detail" he wished to discuss with the proprietor and conkl not think of embarrassing his friend by having him overhear it. The friend did as requested, stepping out side and waiting at the nearest corner. He had been waiting only about five minutes when of a sudden the door of the restaurant flew open, and his erst while host shot through it as from a catapult, followed by some most un complimentary terms. "What's wrong?' was the first In quiry of the waiting friend. "Ob, nothing much," was the an swer, "except that the unpleasant lit tle detail' I bad to discuss with the proprietor was that I had no money to pay for the dinners." Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Parisian Process by Which Wheat Grain Is Used. Parisian bread is made without lluir' sonic years ap: In a machine that transforms the wheat Into dough. The machine con sists mainly of a large screw turnin;; loosely in a case on whose inner sur face Is a screw thread running in ati opposite direction. Between the main threads on the cylinder are smaller threads, and the depth of the groove grows progressive ly smaller from one end to the other, so that it will bold the entire wheat grain as It enters the machine and will accommodate only the pulverized wheat at the exit. The wheat Is prepared by a thor ough washing, after which about a pint of tepid water to a ikjiiiu! of grain is added, and the whole is allowed tu stand about six hours. At the end of this time the grains of wheat have' swollen to double their ordinary size It Is then mixed with the yeast and salt and poured into the machine. It falls between the threads of the mov ing screw and of the fixed contrary screw, which simultaneously crush the envelope and body of the grain, mak ing of them a homogeneous mixture which forms a smooth paste. Bread obtained by this process con tains a succession of holes whose size increases as they approach the crust, which is thin. The odor given olT la most agreeable and far more pronounc ed than that of ordinary baker's bread Chicago Tribune. A Bit of Correspondsnce. The following correspondence, end ing in true Irish fashion, actually passed between two men in Euglaud ".Mr TIimui-ou presents his compli ments to .Mr. Simpson and begs to re iiiest that lie will keep his doggs from trespassing on his grounds." ".Mr. Simpson presents his compli ments to .Mr. Thompson and begs to surest that in future he should not spell "dogs" with two gees." ".Mr. Tltom'ons respects to Mr. Simpson and will feel obliged if he will add the letter 'e to the last word in the note jut received, so as to rep resent .Mr. Simpson and lady." ".Mr. Simpson returns Mr. Thomp son's note uuopetied. the Impertinence it contains heiug only equaled by its vulgarity." In Billvillo. the liillville citi a power o confu- skies after awhile I'll give Lively Times "Well, sir." said ; sen. "ef they ain't Fioll ill till' It up!" "What's the trouble?" he was asked. I "Well, over yander is Deacou Jones ! pniyin fer rain, an Jest 'erost the wav is Elder Itrown pertitioniu fer dry. an the whole xicrlntiou's crowdln" iroun. bettui uliirh'll win. An the high sheriff's done sarved notice to all of 'em to appear in court an answer to the charge o gamhlin iu futures, an he says he'll git enough cash out o the gang to finish the artesian well an paint the town hall." Uncle Ke nuw Magazine. iali"Tfawri"f " 'ntntwnwfrawnnnnnna OmWBBt, CO,' I v -tf "IPawnnnnnnwiaawawnaawawnnnnnnw awnwnWaP1!! ''HpaWawnBBw9BWaw7lTl9w nnnnnnwBs3w m wfa It - .'wlBWawnnnnnnnnnnnwPwalswnw aawEswnVVwQEKal V - 4awnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnwr' UaawaaawT UaPlYaPaBWawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnw aawannvR iflswkss-TBwnnnnnnw?wsW snnntBTf swaftPa 9nM nBnEBBWrBwHanaSaBBVsrnBwn PafjwfayjSjawnjaw 'lfnSljmKrKKffn 1 KMEmBrfaa,MtM.aA.aKaaMKm4aaMan.B.atkfatKK.J A FAMOUS GOOSE. Pstsr, the nraaidonrTr ":-" j i v -- -"- -iiioni rauo to remind tne coun- In our judgment, you will not. wkick contribute next to nothing to try of 1896 and 1900. N. Y. World or the electric chair. Youth's Com panion. What imp of political perversity in spired Mr. Bryan to drag the free sil ver issue out of its grave at this time? The Democratic party is getting on its feet again. The country shows a disposition to forget the Democratic blunders of the past in an earnest de. sire to rebuke the Republican party for its broken promises, its reactionary leadership and its alliance with privilege, plutocracy and high protec tion. In states like New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Min aesota and Kansas, the Republican organization is shot to pieces. In con gress the fight between regular and in surgent is more bitter than the fight between Republican and Democrat. The shadow of the Big Stick hangs over the Republican party, and the Republican party .and the Return-from Elba elub is holding nightly meetings. There is a chance of electing a Democ ratic house of representatives in the fall, or increasiag in number of De mocrats in the United States senate, of electing Democratic governors in various states now Republican, includ ing New York. For the first time in years Republican politicians are ser ionsly considering the possibility of a Democratic president But, along comes Mr. Bryan with the cross of gold, the crown of thorns and the heaven-born ratio to remind the coun- SUPPRESSING OPIUM IN CHINA. It is a significant fact that simul taneously with the wonderful decrease in the use of intoxicating liquors in Europe and America there should come a determined effort on the part of the Chinese government to nut down the consumption of opium. By imperial decree it was forbidden to grow the poppy after Pebruary 9 this year. Notice was given a year in advance, and heavy penalties will be imposed for infractions of the law. February is the month in which the poppy is grown. The Chinese correspondent of the London Times, writing from Kansu, the most distant and most backward of the eighteen provinces of the empire, says that even there, where the poppy industry was the most prosperous and the use of opium the most widespread, the imperial and local decrees are to be enforced with great vigor. The proclamation posted at Lanchau con cludes with these words: "All local authorities have been ordered every where to inspect the fields and see that no poppy is grown. You shall not grow poppy again. Should any man disobey and grow even one poppy plant, he will be punished without mercy and the plant he has grown will be uprooted. All other provinces are under similar orders. Tremble and obey!" The effect of this decree will be to canse the lands heretofore devoted to growing the poppy to be used for the cultivation of grain, cotton, potatoes, and beet root. Millions of acres of poppy and few of foodstuffs have been the cause of the nunines which have devastated -China in the past. In Kansu for three years the harvests have failed; last summer there was drought, and there has been no rain since October, 1909. Famine is in reality at the door. Relief has been I Pst of the English Cold stream Guards. Possibly the most remarkable crea ture ever attached to a regiment was Peter, the ever famous goose of the Coldstream guards. This curious pet was presented to the Coldstreamers when they were In Canada by the late Hon. Adolphus Graves, and soon it ac quired a fame which eclipsed that of all rivals In the way of pets In the army. When the guard was mounted of a morning Peter always marched off with them. It Is recorded that one night the goose saved a sentry's life by flying in the face of a rebel who was Just going to fire at the soldier. Peter's timely aid disconcerted the rebel, who fired at random. The sen try Immediately responded by shoot ing the rebel dead. When the guards came home and were quartered In London one of the sights when the regiment marched out was to see Peter strutting at the head of the battalion till they passed the barrack gate, when the goose re turned. Unhappily Peter's fate was unberolc. Ills end was III In accord with his martial career, for he was run over and killed by a cab, and that not even a taxicab. It was a poor kind of an end for a bird with such a record. London Telegraph. fca F.lliM! The greatest advertisement ever given to western farm lands is contained in the present discussion regarding the high cost of living. Our population and its demands has increased beyond the ratio of increased soil products. The man who owns a farm is surer today than ever before of its future value and worth to him. Nearly a million immigrants come annu ally to this country. The west is increasing in population at the rate of half a million a year. The man who owns a 30 or 40-acre worn-out farm in Europe is considered independent, yet THE WEST OFFERS YOU320-ACRE TRACTS OF MON- DELL LANDS OR 80-ACRE TRACTS OF GOVERNMENT IRRIGATED LAND, AT A PRICE THAT COMES NEAR BEING A GIFT. With the absolute certainty that these lands will be beyond the reach of the homesteader in a few years, IT WILL PAY YOU TO GET HOLD OF A WESTERN FARM for yourself or your son before it is too late. Get in touch with me. D. CLEM DEAVER. General Agent Land Seekers InferniathM Bureau 1004 Farnam Street, Omaha, Ncbr. Old English Laws About Buttons. Buttons have engaged the attention of legislators even more frequently than hats. Five acts bare been pass ed to protect the button industry of England, and some of these are still unrepealed. An act of George I. In flicts a penalty of 40 shillings on any person using or selling "buttons made of cloth, serge, drugget, frieze or cam let" This law, says the London Dally Mall, was a source of Intense annoy ance to foreign visitors, and the author of "Le Parisien a Londres," a guide written in 17S9, is careful to explain Its provisions at considerable length. He adds, however, that foreigners "who are able to prove that their clothes were made in their own coun try escape the penalty when first sum moned on the understanding that they change their buttons within twenty four hours." Unanswered, pop. may I ask you a quea- "Saj. tfoa? "Yes, Teddy. What is It?" "When a man'a finished mflkln a cow, bow does be turn off the milk?" 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