THE OMAHA DAILY REE: TUESDAY. JUNE 20, 1905.
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dress will be changed as often, as
requested.
The early paving petition Is likely to
do first business.
Japan believes that a test will prove
Rusdlan metal superior to Russian met
tie.
With the schools closed for the sura
mer the truant officer is out of a Job
If not out of a Ralary.
Tom Worrall is too modest to answer
to the. call for a Nebraska La Folic tte
All he wants is to be bailed as a
braska Tom Watson.
Bonar Law may not be a protection
1st, but Ills comparison' of Gerraan'and
British conditions shows that be is giv
Ing no aid and comfort to the free trad
era.
AS TO AX ARMISTICE.
It appears probable that the arrange
ment of on armistice will be the most
difficult matter preliminary to peace ne
gotiation. According to report from
Washington the president is extremely
anxiou to bring about an armistice in
advance of the meeting of the pleulpo-
r-ntlnrles of Russia and Japan and it is
manifestly Important that this be done,
but It is poiuted out that the situation in
the far east Is so extremely delicate that
the arrangement of an armistice which
would give neither side an advantage
over the other may prove exceedingly
difficult. It is said to be the general
idea in diplomatic circles that the two
nations will continue fighting for the
next month, each side nerved to Its su
premest endeavors because of the influ
ence of results on the negotlotlous.
Thin view finds Justification In what is
reported of military operations, which
within the past week have assumed in
creased activity, particularly on the part
of the Japanese. Advices of a few days
ago stated that the Russian army was
completely enveloped, that the Japanese
had made a circle arpund it one hundred
miles in circumference and was graau-
slly closing In, moving with even greater
degree of mobility than ft did at Muk
den. It is well understood that the Jap
anese army has been greatly reinforced
since Its victory at Mukden and is In all
respects well prepared for another great
battle, which it Is the evident purpose
of Oyama to make decisive If the oppor
tunity is given him to do so. The1 Rus
sian forces have also been strengthened,
but probably not nearly to the extent of
their victorious foe. It is estimated that
the forces of Japan operating in north
ern Manchuria number not less than
half a million and exceed those of the
RUHRians by at least 200,000. The dis
parity Is very likely quite as great as
this, while the armies of the mikado aro
doubtless much better supplied in all
respects. The reports of minor engage
ments during the last few days state
that they were In almost every Instance
favorable to the Japanese, whose strat
egy, It is said. Is bewlldermg to the Rus
sian commander. ' ..
It appears that neither belligerent is
disposed to take the initiative in propos
ing an armistice and possibly an ar
rangement for a cessation of hostilities,
pending peace negotiations, cannot be
ficials charged with corrupt practices. It
took Mayor Weaver a long time to
realise his duty to the people, but when
he did so he began discharging it in a
way that gives assurance of a restora
tion of good government In Philadelphia
and It is to be hoped the permanent bari
lshment from public life of the men
responsible for the unfortunate condi
tions that have long prevailed in that
city and which have retarded Its prog
ress and brought reproach upon lta
people.
so that In future years, when the reunion
are held, his soldiers could point to him
as being the only Russian commander who
was not knocked out.
A Mlaer laatredlent.
New Tork Commercial.
There should not be any surprise mani
fested over the apparent lack of knowl
edge of the water system among city offi
cials. As a rule the quantity required for
a proper "chaser" Is very small.
SOME OF OMAHA'S HEEDS
That Omaha Is enjoying as never be
fore an era of healthy growth and ex
pansion Is apparent on every side. No
out-of-town visitor can come here with
out noting the many visible evidences
of improvement and carrying away with
him a convincing Impression of Omaha's
upward trend. A great many much
needed improvements are under way
and many more are in sight, but there
are still others yet to be provided.
Omaha needs more mills and factor
ies. The essentials to success In a man
ufacturing Industry here are that the
raw materials should be drawn from the
products of the farm, field or ranch, and
that the finished article should find at
least a partial market among our own
people. There are several by-products
of the great meat packing Industry at
South Omaha not yet taken care of,
principal among them bides and leather,
the wool and the hair that are still
shipped away In their unfinished condi
tion. The successful opening of a grain
market In Omaha should moreover ex
pedite the building of flouring and feed
mills, starch factories, glucose works
and other concerns that depend upon
grain, wheat, oats, etc.
Omaha needs a few more Jobbing
houses, particularly in certain lines. We
ought to have two or three competing
concerns handling every class of goods
distributed at this point, and we are
still deficient In several places In our
wholesale district
Omaha also needs a few more retail
establishments, both large and small.
The consolidations that have occurred
in the retail area have made room for
new comers and the right people with
the right goods are sure to build up a
profitable trade.
Omaha needs better hotel accommoda-
Beara a Harsh Bonnd.
Chicago News.
It must be dreadfully shocking to the
delicate sensibilities of some of the Wall
street financiers to have a stout, emphatic
gentleman like Grove r Cleveland butting
into the situation with vulgar remarks
about "stealing."
effected until another great battle has Oons. That first-class fireproof hotel
been fought. That may come at any remains a long felt want. We have
time, for the indications are that Oyama been building too many hotels on paper
Is about ready to strike and to strike and not enough in brick and mortar,
hard. The desire at Washington is to Omaha's first need in the way of pub
avert further slaughter at least for the He buildings Is a solution of the prob
present, the belief being that If an lem of rebuilding or replacing the county
armistice can be arranged at once for a court house. The Increased pressure of
reasonable period and peace negotiations county and court business will force
entered upon as. promptly as possible this to an early solution. Some de
the war will be brought to a close. . It mands for other public buildings may
Peace on the Potomac.
Baltimore American.
With 'Washington selected as the place
of the ratification of peace, the dove of
the olive branch' will roost safe and con
tent beneath the protection of the Ameri
can eagle. The eagle and the dove make
certainly a most striking and picturesque
combination when the eagle uses all his
might for the protection of the dove.
War Cry Radelr Jarred.
Boston Transcript.
Those who have feared the success of
the Japanese ss of a "heathen" people
should not fail to note that the pope has
Just formally thanked the mikado for the
protection and liberty given to the Cath
olic missionaries In his dominions. It Is
In Russia that Christians other than
orthodox have been prosecuted.
Civilisation's Advance Agent.
Philadelphia Record.
The railroads are the clvlllzers. They
preach a gospel that the heathen can un
derstand. If after we gridiron the Phil
Ipplnes with railways the Filipinos, VIs
ayans, Igorrotes and all and several the
other Inhabitants of our eastern archipelago
do not respond to the subtle coaxing of
the locomotive we may as well throw up
the sponge and turn over the whole outfit
to the tender mercies of the antl-lmperlat
lets.
The Bonds of Friendship.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Arrangements have been made by the
Japanese minister of finance to leave in
New Tork banks about WO.ooo.OOO of the
$75,000,000 which Americana paid for their
half of the last Issue of war bonds. The
money will be used to pay for goods bought
in this country. Sixty millions is not a
very great sum, as between countries, but
It is enough to go a great way toward se
curing a guarantee of amiability between
the United States and Japan. While Japan
borrows money In the United States and
leaves it there for Bate keeping there would
hardly seem to be danger of a collision at
arms.
now seems highly probable that a gen
eral engagement will precede an armis
tice. I"
be later forthcoming.
Omaha needs a rapid completion
of pending suburban trolley projects.
Convenient, quick and cheap transit be
tween Omaha and neighboring towns
within a radius -of fifty miles would
bring the' people of this territory Into
closer business and social relations with
Once, more the Slocumb law Is to be
attacked, but the chances are that the
inen Who sell liquor to Indians will know
more law and have less money after the
court renders Its decision.
TRS MOROCCO INCIDENT.
What threatened to cause ' grave
trouble between prance and, Germany,
the Issue regarding Morocco,' appears
from the latent advices to 1h la a fair us- w,th a mutual advantage.
way toward amicable adjustment- The Omaha needs above all more lnhabl
French Kovernment has slg-nifled Its tants to BWe11 lt8 population. The peo
williniruess. under certain conditions, to Ple who Rre nere are unquestionably In
take part in a conference of powers to bettor "naPe financially, materially, mor
consider the Question of reforms in Mo- a,'y- and ln every thnn ever be'
rocco and lt Is probable that Germany fore- but tbere 18 room for many more
will accede to the proposed conditions, or UBf 11 8 mnn DnnKH miug dux wm-
King Oscar's willingness to name his
third sou as king of Norway would Indi
cate that the youth Is amenable to
parental control, something not always
found In royal or other families.
From the way St Paul, Chicago,
Portland and other towns are asking
for the eesslon of the peace envoys
President Roosevelt stands a chance of
losing bis popularity by keeping It In
Washington.
The public is not losing sleep to learn
whether the navy or the army won ln
the contest at the mouth of the Potomac.
1 Commanders of vessels which were
grounded on the mud bank, however, are
not so disinterested.
To paraphrase General Forrest, Araer
lean manufacturers can easily capture
foreign markets by selling the best
goods at the lowest prices. Even the
Chinese boycott could not long resist
Meh a campaign like this.
which seem to be fair and reasonable.
It is the understanding that there is no
disposition on the part of Germany to
do more than preserve what she regards
as her rights ln Morocco and which she
felt were being Jeopardized by the
French policy. The most Important
thing that Germany stands for Is the
open door for trade and as to this she
will have the sympathy , of other coun
tries. France claims to be also for the
open door, but there was a suspicion
that she was planning something dif
ferent and more to her own advantage.
It can be very confidently predicted that
there Is no serious danger of war grow
ing out of the Issue.
It has been stated that both countries
were looking to the United States for
support, but it Is hardly likely that our
government will have anything to do
with the matter. American Interests ln
Morocco are of no great . importance
and possibly never will be and at any
rate this Is one of those troubles be
tween European nations which this
country should not mix ln. Those na
tions can settle it without any advice or
intervention from this country.
A small army of Omaha people have
taken advantage of the low rate ex
urslona to Chicago and Milwaukee, but
I whole lot of them will come back wish-
tag they bad stayed at home and given
iome Industry the preference.
Ammunition factories of Germany are
io badly overcrowded with orders that
In self-defense Emperor William has
lolned In the effort to secure peace in
ista. An army with empty cartridge
boxes is not to a war lord's taste.
Our borab-ostlo fellow townsman, At
torney Elmer E, Thomas, is billed to
tet off a few oratorical fireworks at Co
embus on July 4. It Is a safe propo
rtion, however, that he will not repeat
lis famous Chicago speech on this oc-
eaalou
Everything appear to be completely
serene ln local politics, but a supreme
court decision knocking out the bien
Dial election laws will hatch out enough
political boomlets over night to furnish
candidates for a half dozen county
tickets.
Some members of the County Board
of Equalisation seem to think them
selves neglected because more property
owaer ar not objecting to their as
aeefcments. Taxpayers hereabouts have
gotten the idea that the valuations fixed
byVCountjr Assessor , Reed are pretty
ner right- Thai nay explain why the
equalizers are not bothered more,
ing hands, able to work, he adds to our
resources and contributes to the local
market. The population Is, after all,
the vital factor In a city's future. In
all our efforts to attract new capital,
erect new buildings, promote new" enter
prises, we must remember that the ulti
mate object Is to draw more people and
to Insure their prosperity nnd well being.
With all this shortened train service
between Chicago and New York the
question propounds itself why we should
not have materially quicker service be
tween Chicago and the Missouri river.
The distance between Chicago and
Omaha is only half the distance between
Chicago and New York and without ln.
tervenlng mountain ranges to cross. If
an elghteeu-hour schedule between Chi
cago and New York Is feasible, a twelve
hour schedule between Chicago and
Omaha would leave plenty of time to
grease the wheels at way stations. It Is
not a wild prophesy by any means to
predict ten-hour trains between Chicago
and Omaha before another decade is
passed.
Washington Peculiarities.
Chicago Chronicle.
Because a woman went to the White
House and announced that she wanted to
live there the Washington police haled
her off to strong quarters and declared
that she was crazy. . The deduction is not
warranted. A good many women and a
good many men, too have had a fancy
for living In the White House and no
body deemed them crazy, In the present
Instance the woman's Insanity Is probably
predicated on the circumstance that sho
sought to achieve her desire without poli
tical methods. Anybody who tries to do
anything without a "pull" is deemed
crazy Ipso facto, by residents of Washing
ton. ,
Get Inside the Law.
Philadelphia Record.
The trusts might as well get Inside the
law. The administration" Is after them,
and the lawbreakers will be punished. The
Department of Justice has got hold of the
contract between the Tobacco trust and
the Imperial Tobacco company of Great
Britain, by which they agreed not to com
pete with each other, and the secretary of
the trust has been held for contempt of
cou-t In refusing to produce lt. It Is
conjectured that the Tobacco trust is going
to attack the constitutionality of the anti
trust law. It has little chance of escape
ln that direction: the law has been ap
plied ln too many cases to be held Invalid
now.
RAILROAD POWER.
South Omaha's demand for new and
adequate passenger depot facilities is a
reform jn PHILADELPHIA. laudable one which all can endorse.
The reform ln the muulclpal affairs I South Omaha is entitled to something
of Philadelphia which has recently been better at the bands of the railroads than
accomplished Is of interest to the entire I la accorded to little water tank stations
country ln showlug what can be done with only a few hundred population. A
by an administration firmly determined union depot is probably out of the ques
to have good government For years tlon, but there Is no good reason why
the metropolis of Pennsylvania baa had South Omaha should not have sub
the reputation of being one of the worst stantlal, commodious and attractive
governed cities in the country, abso- depot buildings for the accommodation
lutely under the control of politicians J of Its railroad passengers.
had been charged by the newspapers of Emperor A imam was saved by a
Philadelphia, both republican and demo- kindly fog from seeing "Charley" Barr
cratlc. that the city was being per- capture the second cup he offered for
slstently plundered by the men whom transatlantic racers, but it did not pre
the people entrusted with power and Tent the Atlantic from scoring first over
that the corporations were feeding fat unknown ground within less than one
upon the franchises and privileges be- hour of the best time made by a boat
stowed upon them While depriving the built especially for that water,
public of what lt was entitled to. In
short, Doodling prevailed on every band "It Is next to impossible to keep
and the people were relentlessly robbed, aliens out of Canada," says the Toronto
It is only about a month since the World. The inited States has dlscov-
mayor of Philadelphia entered upon the I ered the truth of this, especially when
work of reform and he has pursued It the "alien" has "connected" Illegally
with remarkable vigor and determlna
tlon. He nas removea rrom oroce a
number of men long prominent In
pqlltics and rid the public service of
many persons who were enjoying sine
with some other fellow's money in this
country.
It Is feared that half an hour does not
allow time enough for high school stu
cures and drawing liberal salaries for dent to d,Mt tnelr lunrh,' PPrly
dolnir almost nothl.g. thus effecting an A half hour lunch period, however. Is
annual saving of thousands of dollars mPlT 'lt their fathers In the
to the city treasury, lie has emanci
pated the police, firemen- and other mu
nicipal employes from the thraldom of
the political machine, and he has caused
proceedings it be Instituted against of-
factory and their mothers In the home,
Safeaaardlag His Herniation.
fit. Louis Globe-Democrat. ,
By ending the war at this Juncture Oea
erai UnievKch might save his reputation.
Heed of Strengthening; the Authority
of the Federal Government.
Wall Btreet Journal.
Simon Sterne, one of the attorneys of the
Hepburn committee, which investigated the
railroads nearly thirty years ago, made a
deep study of the railroad problem. He
was an exceeding able advocate of gov
ernmental regulation. In 1ST he delivered
an address before the National Board of
Trade, from which we extract these words
"This confronts ua with a power as great
as, and indeed greater than, any of which
we have any record; greater by far than
any wnicn has been permitted to exist
unchecked and uncontrolled by proper leg
laiation. our secretary has stated that
there are now over 80,000 miles of railways,
representing $4,600,000,000 of capital, which.
aggregated under one head or a few heads
and practically . under one management
represents a power so formidable and so
above and beyond the power of legislators.
either state or national, as they are now
organized, that lt will break- through and
defeat any law which we may see fit to
make, unless the people ln their turn ac
cumulate power to meet power."
These words were spoken twenty-six
years ago, and yet they may be used by
any advocate of government regulation to
day. The only change necessary would be
In the statistics which Mr. Sterne gave as
representing the power of the railroads.
Instead of 80.000 miles of railways there
are now 108,000 miles. Instead of a capitali
zation of 14,600,000,000 there la now a capital
ization of over 111,000.000,000,
Not only has the railroad power thus ex
panded ln the twenty-five years since Mr.
Bterne spoke, but lt has Increased more
rapidly than the country Itself. Since 1879
the population of the United States has
Increased 64 per cent, the wealth of the
country has increased 146 per cent.the money
circulation has increased 16 per cent and
the bank clearings ln New Tork have In
creased 60 per cent. In the same time the
railroad capitalisation has Increased 190
per cent. This comparison Is suggestive Id
two ways first, It demonstrates beyond a
doubt that the railroads have enjoyed a
most remarkable period of growth, notwith
standing the fact that the agitation which
produced the Hepburn investigation and
the speech of Mr. Sterne from which we
have quoted resulted in establishing a sys
tem ' of governmental supervision. Thus
public regulation has not prevented rail
road prosperity.
The comparison is suggestive in the sec
ond place because it shows that the power
of the railroads Is greater today In com
parison with the wealth of the country than
It was even when Mr. Sterne spoke. If
it was necessary In 1879 that the people
should "ln their turn accumulate power to
meet this power," then surely the neces
sity exists today In even greater measure
than It did then. In other words, it Is
needful to strengthen the authority of the
federal government in regulation of the
railroads ln order to balance the augment
ing power of the latter with a correspond
ing increase In the power of the govern
meat representing the peonle.
ARMY GOSSIP I WAsHIJQTOM.
Items of Interest Called from the
Army nnd Snry Ilen-lster.
Captnln Charles McK. Bailsman of the
signal corps, on duty at Omaha, Neb., will
represent his corps at the National Guard
convention In Bt. Tnul. He will describe
the work of the signal corps In the field
ani will make a numler of demonstra
tions for the benefit of the militiamen
who attend the session. Captain Bails
man was furnished with the latest types
of field telephones and buzzers, samples
for the latest device of field wire, the de
vices for handling It and pictures of signal
corps trains, etc. There can be no doubt
that Cnptaln Bailsman's lectures will be
of great advantage to the national guards
men In making them acquainted with the
latest and best methods of communication
in the field In time of war. General
Oreely has decided that, as far as possi
ble, the work of the signal corrs will be
made known In this way and officers will
be detailed to attend the gatherings of
troops or the conventions of officers, when
ever the opportunity offers Itself, for the
purpose of Imparting Information destined '
to be of practical use to soldiers and their
commanding officers. It Is In the line of
this policy that Captain George 8. Glbbs
of the signal corps, on duty in the army
signal office as disbursing officer, will
serve through the annual encampment ot
the Massachusetts mllltta during two
weeks In July. He will deliver lectures
to the officers and men and will demon
strate the work of the corps by means
of the practical use In the field of signal
corps apparatus. Upon the completion of
his duty with the Massachusetts militia.
Captain Glbbs will avail himself of a well
earned leave of absence, which he will ex.
pend at Bussard's Bay. His duties as dis
bursing officer of the signal corps will be
discharged until September 1 by Captain
Charles de F. Chandler of the signal corps.
Captain Glbbs wilt return to Washington
about September 1 and resume Ms duties
in the army signal office.
An Important decision, which has been
reached by the War department
and which Is shortly to be announced in
orders. Is to the effect that enlisted men
of the army Qualified as expert riflemen
are entitled to $1 per month In addition
to their pay for three years from the date
of the publication In departmental orders
of the fact of qualification. Members of
the artillery corps cannot qualify as ex
pert riflemen, as the practice In which
they Indulge does not Include shooting at
the necessary ranges or enable them to be
considered as eligible to qualifications as
expert riflemen. This change, which Is a
liberal one, and In the Interest of con
sistency, was made probably for the rea
son that gunners receive extra pay for
such a period as three years.
It was probably Intended as a down right,
mean, low theft, but lt was no less a tribute
to departmental art to have one of the re
cruiting posters lgnomlntously purloined.
This is what happened to one of the strik
ing large-sheeted emblems which has been
decorating the postofflce of a small Ne
braska town. The postmaster has Informed
the bureau of navigation that the postor
disappeared one night, and that he had
every reason to believe that it was taken
by someone who appreciated art more than
he possessed the scruples of honesty. The
request was made for another poster, with
the promise that the postmaster- would tack
the next one up so securely that its removal
would be attended with much difficulty.
There Is some delay apparently In the re
port on the examination of enlisted men of
the army who are candidates for appoint
ment to the commissioned grade of the
army. These candidates, who are at Fort
Leavenworth, will probably not be ap
pointed, as no one at present sees how the
thing can be arranged with the lack of va
canoles to provide for even the graduates
of this week at West Point. There will be
another examination of army candidates on
September 1, the class being those soldiers
whose two years of service In the army
have expired between May 1 and September
1. the conclusion being the result of some
hastily considered regulations, which, while
still In force, have been adjusted by arrange
Ing for two Instead of one "annual" exam
lnatlon. Of course, there may be some way
by which these young men will not be dls
appointed at the last moment, but It will
require a very elastic interpretation of a
pretty rigid law to accomplish any such
favor. The one thing which leads some
people to hope that tne army candidates
will find a place In the commissioned per
sonnel Is that the examinations have gone
on without Interruption, as if there were
vacancies galore.
TWO VIBWB OF CHBIBTIA SCIESCB
Mary linker Jr IleBoee Its Alms
Opinion Also of n Raeksllder.
The Boston Herald publishes a long Inter
view with Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder
of Christian Science, defining the principles
of the sect regarding poverty, disease and
surgery. The Interview was granted to
Sibyl Wilbur and the Herald states thst
Mrs. Eddy announces that It will be her
last public utterance through the press,
adding: "All that I ask of the world now
Is that lt grant me time, time to assimilate
myself to God."
Borne of the questions submitted to Mrs.
Eddy by her Interviewer and her answers
follow:
Is Christian Science a new religion?
Yes, a new old religion and Christianity.
Does It stand In relation to Christianity
as Christianity did to Judaism?
Somewhat.
Are you, Mrs. Kddy, an Interpreter of
Jesus' teachings, or have you presented
that which Is new to His teaching?
An Interpreter thereof.
Is the textbook of Christian Science the
word of God in the same sense as the Bible
J Is?
All truth is ot God and Christian Science
is eternal truth, demonstrable, based on
xed Drlnclole and rules suscentlble of
proof.
is science and health, with kev to the
crlptiires. a fulfillment of the New Testa
ment promises of a latter day revelation?
11 is.
Is Christian Science In antagonism to
natural science?
No, not to natural science.. There Is no
material science.
Does Christian Science dlsaourase the
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study of It or any portion of If?
It Is mined bv atudv m4 rivl-
Does Christian Science discourage the
study ot anatomy, physiology and hygiene?
noi ot spiritual nygiene.
Does Christian Selene rienv the exIntenCA
of disease germs or merely assert man's
superiority over such forces?
i'enies me existence thereof.
Does Christian Science e meet Its follow
ers to live lmmedlstely as though entirely
spiritualised oeings ;
Is It rtroner for the Ctirlnllan Rcl.nll.l in
disregard the laws of hygiene, or merely to
amreKara mem ir circumstances make tt
neaesssry?
To disregard all that denies the allness
of God, spirit snd His laws.
jnav tne Christian Scientist make use of
physical culture, use especially nutritive
foods, or make use of the fresh sir treat
ment as aids to physical well being?
no, not necessarily.
Under any conceivable circumstances
would the Christian Scientist make use of
surgery?
Yes and no.
In case of Infection ritoit wonM th.
Christian Scientist yield himself to the cus
tomary treatment of Isolation and disinfection?
If the law demands It vea.
Does Christian Science regard poverty as
run niieaiauon oi aiseaser
No.
Is povertr a disease of soclelv nr tho in.
ujviuu&i r
Of both.
Can the Individual, hv iiia of Christian
science, overcome worldly defeat?
I es.
Is there a doctrine taueht bv Christian
science tnat evil can be willed asalnst an
other, as well as good?
This doctrine Is hvnnotlsm. Chrlntlnn
Science can only produce good effects.
Has an evil mind power against a spirit
usl life?
Evil works against all a-ood. If lt works
at all.
Do you regard death as the exeat world
fear which the human race wills ao-ainat
unci; i
Yes.
If the world would abandon tl studv of
disease and crime and devote itself to the
stuay or wealth, health and love, would
criminals, cripples and poverty cease to
exist?
They would.
Does Christian Science advocate the abol
ishment of philanthropic Institutions, as
well as hospitals?
No.
Could society exist without lalls and
almshouses?
Not at present.
The official records of the military sec re
try's office complete the record In the mar
velous case of Harry E. Mason, etc. This
is the man who was deemed of sufficient
Importance as a practiced deserter to be
the subject of a special memorandum from
the adjutant general's office in April, 190S,
Up to that time during the previous two
years the man had enlisted eight times,
serving rarely more than a week, and on
several occasions deserting on the same
day he enlisted. Afterward and since the
publication of his Identification marks,
which publicly was Intended to prevent his
enlistment again and result ln his capture,
he enlisted at Cleveland and deserted the
next day. A few months thereafter he
again enlisted at Baltimore and was for
warded to Fort Slocum, New York, where
he was recognized as a deserter, tried by a
general court-martial, convicted and sen
fenced to be dishonorably discharged and
to be confined at hard labor at Fort Jay,
New York, for a period of five years. In
the total of ten enlistments within a period
of thlry-six months the man who started
In with the name of Harry E. Mason fur
nlshed nine different surnames in his subse
quent enlistments, but it Is remarkable to
relate that he clung tenaciously to the
Christian name of Harry.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Henry James says that Americans says
"Cubar." "vanlllar" and the Ilka. Mr.
James seems to have been unfortunate In
his associates.
The present governors of Kansas, Minns
ota. and Oklahoma are country editors.
The present state auditor ot Kansas Is
country editor, likewise the congressman at
large.
After travelling about the country from
coast to coast since he left congress three
years ego, former Speaker David B). Hen
derson has decided to spend the remainder
of his days In Dubuque, Iowa.
The Greek colony of Ban Francisco pro
tests against the appointment of one X
Kapslmalls as consul there. One of their
counts against him Is that he can no
speak Greek correctly, but speaks lt, they
say, "like a tongue-tied Hottentot telltc
about a baseball game."
Captain Benjamin Alvord of the Twenty
fifth Infantry, who has Just been appointed
a major and military secretary to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement ot
Colonel Tweedale and the promotion ot
Major Alexander O. Brodla Is one of the
ablest and most popular ot the younger Of
flers of the army.
For the first time In the history ot the
Military academy, representatives of the
Chinese Empire were admitted June IS as
cadets In the Institution. The two young
Chinamen, Ting Chia Chen and Ting
Ylng Halng Wen, with Luis Bagren of
Hondoras. and F. Tomas Plaza, ot Ecu'
dor, under special act of congress, will
receive Instructions with the class of 146
, candidates who were received as cadets.
Railroad Officials Determined
Dodge the Issue.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The railroad companies sre scrl.nisly
damaging their case, In the mtnln of ml
fair-minded "dltora who receive sn,l revi
their dully grist of literature, In opposing
the passage of any law conferring add!
tlonal authority over rates upon the Inter
state Commerce commission. The fact thtit
they Insist upon discussing questions not
n t ice act ,uiiTiiiiiua . inr
do not dare discuss what is at isu. J
Voluminous as their literature is, therJ
Is almost nothing in It bearing upon tbSrW.
question at stake.
All that is essential in the Esch-Tcwn-send
hill Is Its provision that orders of the
commission shall become operative, after
a short delay, until suspended or set aside
by the courts or changed by the commis
sion Itself. As the law stands, they have
ho force until a court puts them ln fnrce.
The position of the supporters of the pro
posed law Is briefly this: Congress, hav
ing the power of regulating rates, cannot
escape its duty In providing for the ex
ercise of that power when Invoked. While
the courts are properly and necessarily
the Interpreters of the law as to the extent
of power conveyed and the methods of
the commission In exercising that power,
the commissioners, being experts, are bet
ter authority on the merits of the rase
than any court. Thus, whenever In the
merits the court differs from the commis
sion the court Is presumably wron.
Therefore, either there should be no power
of public review of rates anywhere, which
the railroad would prefer, or the ad
ministrative action of the commission,
after due hearing In Judicial form, shouirt
be final on the merits of ths case. This
Is further than the Fsch-Townsend bill
goes, for the courts In the end declds
both law and facts, although they cannot
make an original order of their own fixing
rates. But the two propositions above
submitted are fundamental, and If tlis
literary bureau of the railroads will ad
dress Itself to those points Its arguments,
made In good faith, will receive respectful
attention. We predict that lt cannot h
Induced even to allude to either of thess
propositions.
SMILING REMARKS.
"Say, look here!" exclaimed the nervy
drummer, "you'll marry me, won't you?
I've got money."
'Sir 1" sneered the proud beauty. "This
is a gross insult.
"Not at all. It's positively 'net.' "Phila
delphia Ledger,
"Bo he said I was a polished gentleman,
did he?"
"Well yes. It was the same thing."
"Ah: What was the exact word?''
"He said you were a slippery fellow."
Cleveland Leader.
Jolllus You're a farmer, are you? Well,
farming Is a noble profession. It's all right
to call It a profession. Isn't It?"
Otstuff Sure. Thousands of men profess
to be farmers who don't know the first
principles." Chicago Tribune.
Dr. Charles G. Pease, a former member
ot the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
New York City, and also of the Mother
church in Boston, has issued a book of 130
pages in .which he denounces the Christian
Scientist belief as "a fabric of deceit, false- BEGIXKINO OF THE SILI.Y SEASON.
hood and dishonesty." He tells of abuses I
Friend-of-the-Famllv Why do you
ways epeik of your fat ef as 'the gover
nor?
Son It pleases him So much. He never
really has a ssy In anything; mother Is the
real executive! Detroit Free Press.
Bosh I knew a man once who had never
met with a disappointment ln his life.
Josh How was that?
Bosh He wss never looking for anything
but trouble. Houston Post.
Jagway had ordered a mug of beer.
After a long delay the waiter brought lt
Jagway blew the foam from the top of the
mug and Smiled vaguely at the objects that
seemed to be dancing around him.
"All things scum to him who waits." he
muttered, rather thickly, as ke applied him
self. Chicago Tribune.
al-er-
he alleges exist In the practice of so-called
healing and brings up battery after bat
tery against the ramparts of the system
established by Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
"Christian Science Is nothing more nor
less than self-hypnotism," says Dr. Pease
ln his book. "Its whole secret lies In the
repetition of certain formulae until the
subject has brought himself into a state in
which he can be affected by other minds.
In Christian Sclenoe there Is Just
enough scriptural truth to float ths de
ceptive, hypocritical, hypnotic, human phil
osophy of teaching which is a poisonous
narcotic to the spiritual perceptive power
of the rqlnd. Self-complacency and self
love pass for Christianity, and dishonesty,
falsehood, deception, trespass and oppres
sion ln the individual pass as virtue."
Dr. Pease declares that by Christian Sci
ence the conscience Is blunted, and that
he has reason to believe that with this new
thought leavening the world there Is more
perjury ln the courts than ever before. He
says he docs not believe that Mrs. Eddy
had a full realization of her dangerous
teaching, yet that she must have had some
Idea when she Introduced In her book a
chapter on hypnotism to nullify the bane
ful influence of her methods.
In writing of the First Church of Christ
of New York the doctor says: "Are all
people- in , this church who are wearing
handsome, extravagant clothing and Jewels
wealthy? Not by any means. Honest
debts have gone unpaid that the require
ments of the church might be met, and
handsome dressing Is one of the require
ments. The people individually have it Im
pressed upon them to dress handsomely.
The ushers have had instructions to seat
those handsomely dressed in the center
aisles and those not so handsomely dressed
ln the side aisles, thus placing a premium
on handsome dressing."
Pope Receives American.
ROME, June 19. The pope today received
In private audience Archbishop Ryan of
Philadelphia.
Chicago Record Herald.
An alderman In Gotham town
Proposes a new law to let
A man get tight three times a year
And keep his standing ln his set.
And out ln Iowa a boy
Picked up a pistol yesterday
And pointing at his sweetheart said:
"I'll shoot your pretty head away!"
He "didn't think 'twas loaded," so
He shot and killed her, "Just for fun"
Now by these tokens you may know
The silly season has begun.
Now here and there the ladles fair
Are busy packing trunks and grips,
And getting wrinkles and gray hair
Preparing for vacation trips.
They'll go to second-rate resorts,
Where board Is poor and bugs are thick.
In search of health and rest, and then
Come home all tired out and sick:
Meanwhile their hubhles here In towa
Will toll away by day and run
To various extremes at night
The silly season has begun.
A bogus lord has recently
Been eating well and flying high
And cashing bad checks ln New York,
And causing heiresses to sigh:
Though but a coachman o re the sea.
The ladles rushed with one accord
To offer hospitality
And kneel before the cockney 'lord,"
They found him out the other day,
And so he left upon the run,
Forgetting debts there were to pay
The silly season has begun.
The man who rocks the boat, and he
That In his benzine buggy sits
And. when the farmer's team "acts up,"
At sixty miles an hour flits,
Are being heard from dally, while
The glad young man and maiden fair
Stray to the fields, not noticing
The sturdy bull that grazes there I
Oh, everywhere the signs appear,
And you may read them while you run:
Once more the dogs are going mad
The silly season has begun.
Above the door of many a shop
You may perceive a sign whlcn shows
That fireworks are now on tap;
With all the cunning that he knows
The eager boy Is saving up
To buy the crackers which may cause
His loving parents presently
To sit and weep for one that was.
Throughout the land death-dealing things
Are boldly offered by the ton;
In heaven they're busy making wings
The silly season has begun.
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CLOTHING, rUSNISBINGS, AND BATS
Fit and Fashion.
,' There is a right and a wrong in the
Fit of a Buit and our suits are rignt.
The new Werge Sacks are long and
slightly form-fitting.
A Monkey Jacket with a "string" col
lar might be well made and fit well, but
the Fashion condemns it.
Berges Blue, Black or Clray are the
most becoming, most comfortable and
most Fashionable.
f 15 to 25.
"We may not know wfunc Fashion comet,'' taid
Beau Brumtnel, "but uit udn( to be in it."
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