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C."c. ROSE WATER,
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Brihtow Is to resume newspaper work
ill Kansas. 1'erbaps those congressmen
will yet be sorry they did not kevp
quiet.
Ohio is Jmvlng a state cuuipalgn tbl9
year, wbicb may account for the Indus
try of Mr. Lincoln Bteffens in tbat com
monwealth. Tom Lawsou denies that be Is figuring
on going Into politics. At any rate be is
setting some fine examples for politi
cians to follow.
The Japunese are mo busy in Corea as
to lend grounds for tbe belief that an
other royal family may soon be placed
on the retired lint.
The first real harbinger of peace is the
statement that the Japanese are pleased
with tbe selection of M. AVitte as tbe
Ituasiun plenipotentiary.
In a firm reaolve to lose none of tbe
glory acquired in the capture of Port
Arthur the Japanese insist that General
Btoessel did not surrender until there
wa nothing elxe for hhn to do.
General Booth of tbe Salvation army
commends the report of Klder Haggard
on colonial settlement. The one is not
going to be outdone in bestowing bou
quets' when- the other has set the good
example.
November 10 is the date now set for
the .special session of congress by those
who claim to have inside tips of tho
president's Intentions. The railroad
lltrary bureaus will soou have to begin
to work overtime. v
It Is to be noted tbut Governor Ma
goon is not running away from his Job
at tbe IstlAnus either ou the pretext of
inadequate poy or on the excuse of un
sanitary surroundings. Governor Ma
goon is a Nebraska man.
Now lhat gold has been discovered In
Iceland tbe reading public need not bo
surprised to learn that the island was
really discovered by a bold navigator
from Great Britain, and that the dor
mant claim Is to be asHerted.
Just to keep history straight, it may
be noted that a republican attorney gen
eral Is fighting the Oil "trust" in Mis
souri, while the "reform" democratic
governor is entertaining the Chautauqua
crowd.
If General Miles is to be democratic
candidate for governor of Massachusetts
some dignified gentlemeu who have re
cently been excusing themselves for vot
ing the democratic ticket through fear
of "militarism" will find themselves In
an embarrassing position.
Topeka prohibitionists are again petl
tlonlug tbe municipal authorities to en
force the prohibition law in the Kansas
, capital. The same prohlbltioulsts stead
fastly respond to Inquiries from other
states that prohibition In Kansas is
proving highly successful.
The circulation ui national bank uotes
has Increased duslug tbe last year by
lucre than f 46,000,0(10. It is a safe
proposition that the. banks would uot
issue more bauk uotes unless there were
an expanded volume of business to. utll
ize the money at profitable rates.
From; the reports of the meeting of
the "Natrona! Educational association
the average layman U unable to ascer
tain whether the School Book trust still
controls the organization or not. That
Information, however, will probably de
velop, before the uext annual meeting.
THE WEST STILL WITH BOOfETELT
When a band of Indians in earlier
days surrounded aa emigrant pack train
In tbe darkness of the night. It used to
be their custom to raise a vigorous war
whoop for the purpose ef deluding their
victims Into the belief that they had
teen set upon by a countless army of
savages. It must be on the same theory
that the railroad lawyers and press
agents have now started the cry through
their autialdlKed organs that the rail
roads have won out in their fight against
tbe proposed rate regulation legislation
and that they have succeeded in stifling
the public demand for government re
striction of the railroad rate makers.
That the railroads gained an advan
tage In sparring for delay when all rate
legislation was held up until after con
gress had adjourned last March, will be
conceded, as will also the fact tbut the
so-called rate inquiry pursued by tbe
senate committee on railroads was tjlev
erly manipulated to bring out testimony
mainly of witnesses allled'wlth the rail
roads, or subject to railroad influence.
The prompt publication of this great
mass of testimony and the distribution
of the volumes as public documeuts in
advance of tbe report of tbe committee
to the senate s plainly part and parcel
of the purpose to use tbe one-sided state
ments to bolster up the railroad argu
ments. But that the railroad politicians have
by these agencies turned public seuti
ment out of line with the president aud
big position on the rate question must be
emphatically denied, at least so far as
Nebraska and the great central west Is
concerned. A few rebate shippers and
pass-favored Jobbers may have been em
boldened to protest more freely agulnst
any legislation that would qperate to cut
off their special privileges, but this Is no
reflex of changed public sentiment.
Events transpiring since the adjourn
ment of congress, however, In which the
railroads have continued to outrage pub
lic opinion by resistance of maximum
rate legislation In Missouri, by efforts to
make odious the enforcement of pnti-
pass Jaws In Wisconsin and by flagrant
evasion of taxes In Nebraska, have all
contributed to strengthen the policy of
President Roosevelt with the mass of the
people.
The railroads may play a game of pro
crastination and they may quite possibly
have a sufficient representation in the
senate to postpone action for a time on
any bill sent up by the house, but ob
struction will tend only to deepen popu
lar resentment and stimulate radicalism.
If the railroads are handled by the
shrewd and far-seeing managers reputed
to be in control, they will see the hand
writing on the wall and make the best of
the situation without waiting for the
storm to break. The people of the west
are still with Roosevelt and will stay
with him unfalteringly so long ns they
have him as their courageous leader lb
the fight. ,
THE PRICK OF PEACE.
It was quite unnecessary for the Rus
sian press to proclaim that the appoint
ment of M". Wltte does not mean "peace
at auy price," for nobody has assumed
that it did. There is no more loyal and
patriotic citizen of Russia, none more
earnestly devoted to the welfare of the
empire than the distinguished man w-ho
has been commissioned the chief envoy
to the peace conference. He will make
every effort, it is not to be doubted, to
conserve the interests of 'his country.
Tbe feeling created by his appointment
was that it gave the best possible prom
ise that an honorable peace would be ef
fected, since it was the strongest assur
ance that the czar sincerely desires
peace.
Perhaps the declarations of tbe Rus
sian press were intended chiefly for To-
klo. If so they will, it is safe to say,
have no effect there. The Japanese gov
ernment baa undoubtedly, made, up its
mind as to what it will demund aa the
price of peace and being in a position tfl
enforce its demands is not likely to re
cede from them. Tbe probability is that
they will be found to be fair and reason
able,, bnt they will undoubtedly be of a
nature to make her future absolutely se
cure against any aggression on the part
of the nation which she haa so com
pletely vanquished.
A LKSSOK FOR LABOR.
The last quarterly bulletin of the New
York department of labor present some
facts as to the Injurious effect of strikes
upon the labor organizations that prose
cute them which ought to command the
attention of the trades unions generally.
It la shown that the failure of tbe strlka
on the rapid transit system in New York
City resulted In the disruption of unions
embracing a membership of more than
4,000 men, that of the glaziers was fol
lowed by the dissolution of a union of
500 men, while the disputes in the Ful
ton county glove manufacture also
cuused very large losses to the unions.
In the six months from October 1, 10O4,
to April 1, 1005, 165 labor organizations
In New York dissolved. On the Other
baud only 00 new unions were orgaulzed,
causing a net decrease of ttd. The net
decrease in union membership during the
period was over 17,000. It is remarked
tbat while the decrease In organizations
was principally In the villages and
smaller cities, four-fifths of the loss in
membership was in the seven principal
centers of industry.
Facts of this kind should have some
weight with the intelligent leaders and
member of trades unions. What they
plainly demonstrate la the expediency of
a Judlflous conservatism on tbe part of
labor organizations, which In the strikes
above noted was not observed. In the
most formidable of these, the strike ou
the rapid transit system, the men did
not have tbe sympathy of the public and
a strike that antagonizes public opinion
Is pretty certain to prove a failure dis
astrous to those who engage in it. In no
state of the union is tbe principle of
trade unionism more strongly Intrenched
than in New York. According to the
bulletin the number of organizations ut
tbe end of last March was 2,41!) and tbe
aggregate number of members of unions
at that time 374.2'K!.,Yet strong as is the
principle of unionism In that stote It
loses almost Invariably when organized
labor adopts a course hostile to public
sentiment and Interests.
SPKCVLATiyO FEDERAL EMPLOYES
It Is not surprising to learn that a
great many of the clerks in the depart
ments at Washington are addicted to
speculation in stocks, cotton and other
products. There Is much to Incite them
to this sort of gambling. The Influeuce
of Wall street must be very strong at
the national capital and In addition to
this the eufployes of the government
know that many congressmen, perhaps
a majority of them, engage more or less
in stock and other forms of speculation,
and they quite naturally feel that they
ore equally privileged to risk their
money In this way. The example of men
high in public position gambling in
stocks ond products furnishes a plaus
ible excuse for those in subordinate po
sitions pursuing a like course.
It is stated that the recent disclosures
In the Department of Agriculture have
directed tbe attention of important offi
cials toward the question of speculation
among government employes and It is In
timated that an effort is to be made to
put a stop to the practice. It appears
that nt the treasury conditions became
especlully bad a year or so ago and that
since there has leen a vigorous attempt
on the part of the higher treasury offi
cers to check tbe custom. There has
leen no definite rule made on the sub
ject, but It has been sought to restrain
such tendencies by withholding promo
tion from men who were known to fre
queut bucket shops or follow the races
too closely. Speculation by employes of
the department, however, still goes on.
In other departments and bureaus ef
forts to frown down speculation have
hod little effect and It Is not easy to see
what can, legitimately be done to put a
stop to this sort of gambling. It is sug
gested that there should be an executive
order absolutely prohibiting all persons
engaged in statistical work. likely to af
fect crop values, or in those bureaus of
the treasury where early information
about financial dealings has a known
value, from engaging in any speculative
operations under penalty of loss of po
sition. Perhaps a regulation of this kind
might profe effective.
The American people are the greatest
speculators In the world. In no other
country has the instinct or appetite for
this kind of gambling been developed to
anything like the extent It has in this
country and if Is not declining, in spite
of the many lessons as to the dangers of
speculation. That government employes
In Washington, alinosf under the shadow
of Wall street and subject to other influ
ences, should share in this appetite is
not at all remarkable. Doubtless some
thing should be done to if possible check
the gambling practice, but what to do
that will npt Improperly' interfere with
the right of individuals is a question not
easily answered. It is said that tbe offi
cials are giving this question careful con
sideration and if really in earnest they
may find a practical solution. It is to
be apprehended, however, that so long
as there are bucket shops accessible to
the employes of the government they
will try their chances In stocks and other
things in which there Is gambling.
SEEKIXO PLACES FOR ALIENS.
The large immigration, far exceeding
during the lust fiscal year all previous
records, haa created great Interest in tbe
question of the distribution of aliens,
not only in this country, but also abroad.
An investigation of labor conditions in
the south has been made by the Italian
ambassador at Washington, with a view
to divert immigrants from Italy from
the large cities to tbe cotton fields and
sparsely Inhabited territory in the south
ern states. He Is now preparing a re
port to his government and it is believed
he will urge that meusures be taken at
tbe Italian ports of debarkation to In
duce bis countrymen who come to the
United States to go to the agricultural
sections to seek employment where labor
Is not plentiful
If the Italian ambassador can bring
about something of this kind he will do
a very great service to his countrymen
who come here and ut the same time
benefit the sections in which they are
distributed. The south wants labor rnd
of the kind that comes here from Italy,
a large part of which now remains lit the
cities, congesting certain quarters under
unwholesome conditions. It would man
ifestly be a great benefit to these peo
ple if they could be sent where labor
Is in demand. Instead of congregating in
the cities to their own and the general
disadvantage. The eoraniiasiouer gen
eral of immigration bus given careful
and intelligent consideration to tho quoa
tlon of Immigration distribution und his
recommendations merit the careful con
sideration of congress. Ills plan s to
have tbe government provide for supply
ing immigrants on their arrival with In
formation as to where labor in In de
mand and also where there are good op
portunities for settlement ThUi would
not involve any great expenso, for un
doubtedly the states would furnish In
formation aa to conditions within their
border without any cost to tbe federal
government
The general good, not less than the
welfare of the aliens who come to our
shores, requires that these Immigrants
shall be distributed where they can find
remunerative employment aud in com
mingling with our people learn to be
come good citizens. Colonizing in tbe
large cities Is In every way a detriment
to them. It tends to degrade them mor
ally and socially aud It shuta them out
from those influences which are essential
to the maklug of good citizens. Living
In colonies, as most of those who come
from southern Europe do, they neces
atily retain most of those defects of
character and objectionable habits of
life tbat marked them -In their native
land. Affiliating but little with our peo
ple they learn very slowly the ways and
methods of their adopted luud, some of
them never acquiring any real knowl
edge and appreciation of American insti
tutions. The feinedy for this Is not diffi
cult and until it Is applied there will con
tinue to bo agitation for additional re
strictions upon Immigration. The mat
ter Is of such Importance a to merit tho
earnest attention of tbe next congress.
OCR XKnrAXVLED CHAVTAVQUAS.
The original Chautauqua was a borne
reading circle. Its basic Idea was to ex
tend the advantages of systematic educa
tion to people Who were unable to attend
colleges aud universities. The courses
of reading were afterward to be supple
mented by a Chautauqua assembly in
which cognate subjects were supposed to
be discussed by scientific educators or
practical experts for the better informa
tion of the members.
The modem Chautauqua seems to have
gotten about as far away from the. origi
nal Chautauqua idon as it could possibly
get. It appears to have become a sort of
combination of an outdoor camp-meeting
and circus performance. Along with the
other Industries that have been organ
ized into corporations and trusts the
Chautauqua bus ' been commeVclalized.
The educators have been pushed to the
rear and the entertainers to the frout.
Bookings for tbe Chautauquas are made
by lecture, bureaus in much tbe same
fashion ns they are made by the syndi
cate for theaters In the theatrical trust.
The question Is not. Will this man or
that dmu help along the cause of popular
education? but, Will he draw a crowd
and help swell the gate receipts?
The commercialized Chautauqua may
be doing as much good In tbe world as
the educational Chautauqua, and it may
be filling its proper mission by exploiting
the Lawsons, the Folks, the La Follettes
and the Jeromes. It is possible the good
work might be still further promoted if
engagements could be made with a few
Rockefellers, Tierpont Morgans, James
II. nydes and other exponents of high
finance, who, while filling the coffers of
the box office might also tell their listen
ers Just how to make mouey for them
selves and perhaps be persuaded at the
same time to donate a few millions to
perpetuate the institution.
If the Chautauqua is to be commer
cialized it should be done on business
principles, not stopping at any half-way
station. ,
The financial journals are taking
great comfort In the report that during
the year 1004 6nly eight small railroads,
covering a total mileage of 744 uTlles,
capitalized at ?3fl,OOrt,nilO, went into the
hands of receivers find for the first half
of 1905 the records show receiverships
for only five minor companies, embrac
ing 270 miles. But why should the rail
roads go Into the hands of receivers In
these days when they charge what rates
they please and refuse to pay taxes be
yond what suits their pleasure?
The splendor aud pageantry attending
the removal of the body of John Paul
Jones from France to this country muy
be expected to stimulate the search for
tbe remains of other American heroes
resting abroad. An assignment to es
cort duty on such a mission looks like
more of a soft snap than appointment
to attend a congressional funeral used
to be regarded.
Perhaps after the Russian plenipoten
tiaries shall have presented tbelr creden
tials to President Roosevelt it will be
positively known who is to represent
that country; bnt at present the' czar
seems to be as much in doubt as every
one' except the Rt Petersburg corre
spondents, who are never mistaken, even
If wrong.
The Department of Agriculture con
demned a lot of goods in New York, but
gave the owners the right to sell them
If properly branded. As the proper
brands would give away trade secrets
it is probable that the manufacturer
will stand the loss, and people may still
eat aniline dyes for "strawberry
flavors."
It 18 now aunounced that Cripple
Creek Is to be "saved by the constitu
tion" from the grasp of a railroad
merger. The last time Cripple Creek was
"saved" the constitution had little to do
with the affair, so it seems that the prin
cipal object Is to save Cripple Creek and
let the constitution take ctre of itself.
The Devlin affair seems to have come
to Kansas at the "psychological mo
ment." After September 1 the state
treasurer will not personally handle the
state funds, these being deposited in
banks which are to be pluced under
heavy bonds and withdrawn only on
formal order of the treasurer.
Now comes the tale thu land fruuds
have been discovered in Australia. If
the housecleaning movement here has
started other countries to Investigating
it w ill probably be found that tbe United
States Is not the only nation producing
statesmen for revenue only.
A Lriios to I. earn.
Brooklyn Eagle.
John Hay killed himself by overwork.
Learn to work other people. Then your
nerve will grow hard aa braaa and your
pulse and digestion will know never a
tremor.
Wisdom of Slleaea.
Boston Transcript.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador,
declined to be Interviewed while phKslng
through Boston on hla way to Manchester.
Nobody will hold It up against him. Any
man who la liable to have to go back
to Ruaela to live does well to spend his
time In saying nothing and thinking still
less.
Misery Loves Company.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Jt 1 a good story, anyhow that Presi
dent Harper cf the Chicago university In
duced John V. Rockefeller to offer the
$1,0'0,0 gift to Yale. The cry of "tainted
money" haa been hurting the Chicago in
stitution and the daubing of Yale with the
same stick will help greatly to take the
curse oft. Now, It Is suld. President Har
per's university cuu resume the reception
of big contributions from the oil man with
out further harm, and one of t3,t",fl is
expected to be forthcoming very aoon.
Itotlllna Ip llnriley.
Louisville Courler-Journnl.
Tet rrealdi-nt Hadley ehould plead the
statute of limitations, It la recalled that a
few weeks ago. In a speech at Hoston. he
said: "We ehall have an emperor In
Washington within twenty-five years un
less wa can create a public sentiment
which, regardlesa of legislation, will regu
late the trusts."
Owe Rlarkleac EffeetlTely Palled.
Philadelphia Record.
A convict In the Fort Leavenworth prison,
formerly captain in the army, haa written
a book about army scandala, which It la
announced will be published. In view of
the offenses for which he was sentenced,
and the recent suicide of the wife of a
lieutenant In his company. It may be ad
mitted that he la an nuthorlly on the sub
ject to which he hits devoted hla pen, but
It la consoling to reflect that the number
of army scandals will be greatly reduced
by the dismissal and Imprisonment of this
blackleg.
Bafeaxnardlng; Pnblle Money.
New York Tribune.
It la plainly the duty of every atata In
the union ao to distribute the deposit of Its
funds that the euspenslon of ny email
number of banks will not cause aerioua
trouble. Kansas la now suffering difficulties
and thousands of her employes are worry
ing because the money to pay them for
work done for the state waa put In an un
fortunate Institution which has closed its i
doors. Surely there have been instances
enough of bad banking In the history of
this country to warn every state not to
put too much faith In the careful manage
ment of a single place of deposit.
Kool Patriotism.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The federal official on Ike Ontario who
refused clearance papers to a Canadian
captnln until the latter hauled down the
British Hag he was flying on the Fourth
of July should bo publicly reprimanded.
Foreign shlpa are foreign property and
their right to fly their own flags while In
art American port Is, or should be, at all
times unchallenged and unchallengeable.
If It be argued that the appearance of
the British commerciitl ciiHlgn In American
waters on Independence Lay Is an Insult
to national sentiment, what shall bo said
of the American ships which float tho
stars and atrlpea on that anniversary In
British ports? It la high time some people
stopped making fools of themselves.
WHY POPIXATIOST IS INSTABLE.
Shlftlasr Crovrda Drawn Hither and
Thither by Fickle Fortune.
Philadelphia Press.
Some of the states, Impatient at the ten
year Interval which gives the rate of their
progress and development under the fed
eral government, have Instituted mid
decade censuses and are Just now cogitat
ing on the returns. Iowa finds llttlo con
solation In its state census, for Instead
of registering is progress It fchows lta
decadence. Minnesota, too, finds that Its
population In the farming districts has de
creased, arid unless the cltlea make good
the difference that state will show, like
Iowa, a loss of population.
Kansas and Nebraska have gone through
this same experience, and, though younger
states, had an ebb tide In their prosperity
earlier. A large part of the population
that first fills up a state by Immigration
from other states is. In the nature of
things, migrant In disposition. Middle
aged frontiersmen usually have had suc
cessive terms of residence In several states.
Always seeking to better their condition,
they ara never sure that they have reached
the best spot These four states have
been receiving new population and send
ing out part of the old for many years.
Just now the balance of exchange Is against
Iowa and Minnesota, aa It was ten years
ago against Nebraska and Kansas. Prob
ably befora the next federal census la
taken the balance will be restored and all
these states show a slight gain.
Their day for ' big gains la over. Tha
beat land In, the states haa been taken and
newcomers will have to purchase at a good
price or take Inferior land. Probably the
recent migration of American farmers to
the Canadian northwest haa drawn dis
proportionately on the population of Iowa
and Minnesota. The vacant places will
soon be tilled, however. These states are
rich in resources that are permanent, and
each recurring census, though it may never
again record a boom, can hardly fall to
disclose a moderate, healthy and satisfac
tory advance.
PERSONALITY OF KING OSCAR.
A Ruler Koted for Hla Cnltnre' and
Intellectual Activity.
Forum Magazine.
Had fate decreed otherwise than that the
king of Sweden-Norway should assume the
royal purple, hla high mentality must have
brought him Into great prominence, no mat
ter what had been his sphere of activity
among men. Oscar II Is poasessed of that
rare Individuality which William of Ger
many displays In his own characteristic
fashion. Yet the difference in their years
is no more marked than are the differences
In the Idiosyncrasies of these rulers. While
both evince the keenest Interest fa all that
concerns the betterment of their peoples
their Intellectual progress and their en
deavors to surpass In the arena of art and
literature In the case of Oscar of Sweden
the war-lord spirit does not touch a sym
pathetic chord. In this respect hla son Is
much more In harmony with the German
emperor. Should Crown Prince Qustaf fail
to curb his military predilection, he might
precipitate at any moment what his father
during his entire reign has been assiduous
In preventing.
As the patron of aclentlllo investigations
Oscar of Sweden has earned the gratitude
of the world. So, too, the various explora
tions and expeditions which have made
Scandinavia a household word among the
nations were made possible largely through
hla munificence. Among the achievements
due to his patronage of those who did the
actual work, those of Nordenskjold, Nunsen,
Hedln and many others stand forth con
spicuous. The fate of Andre has ever
proved a personal losa to the king, who,
until the last, clung to the hope that the
daring navigator of the air would yet be
heard from. The Nobel prices and their
International distribution are today among
his most cherished enterprises and hold
his attention with each recurring session
of tha committee which confers the awards.
Probably the renown of King Oscar as a
man of culture rests on what he lias ac
complished In the domain of pure literature.
Besides tbe Scandinavian languages, his
linguistic range includes English, German,
French, Russian, Spanish and' Italian.
Among the king's translations which have
placed his countrymen in touch with for
eign masters are "l-e Cld" and Goethe's
best productions today standard literature
In Sweden. The national poetry of the
country has been enriched by many songs,
the music of which the king has likewise
composed. The splendid Easter hymn, now
sung In all tha Swedish churches, Oacar
wrote and dedicated to his countrymen
years ago. Among hla many other notable
contributions muy be mentioned "Bongs of
Nature and the Sea," "Tusso," the drama;
"Castle Kronberg" and the transition of
Voltaire's "Memoirs of Charles XII of
Sweden." As a climax to a literary llfo
unexampled among European royalty, Os
car Is now euguged in wilting his memoirs.
BRRMOXS riOILKD POW.V
Power gives peace.
Patriotism needs patience.
Opportunity wears rubber shoes.
Trouhiea reverse the laws of perspective.
Nothing fights age better than happiness.
A man can be serious without being aour.
Piety used as a pull s.xm gets frayed out.
The self-satisfied are seldom of any serv
ice. Sin's salary is Inaeparahle from Us serv
ice. Information Is no substitute for Inspira
tion. '
The church needs men more than meet
ings. The open heart always finds tha open
heart.
Whetting the practices dulls the prin
ciples. A short temper has the other kind ot a
tonaue.
He knows little who comprehends all
he knows.
Blessings are not to be measured by
their bulk.
Losing the temper Is a sure way of find
ing trouble.
The strong man never fears care; but
he flees from fret.
The Itching palm tries to pass Itself off
for a helping hand.
You can no more measure a sin by its
size than a troo by Us seed.
It-makes all the difference whether life
Is a factory or a school to you.
When the people go to sleep It's the
preacher who needs to be awakened.
You can tell what a man's fruit will bo
If you Know where he sets his roots. Chi
cago Tribune.
SEtTLAR SHOTS AT THE PIXPIT.
Washington Tost: "Greed of gold is uni
versal In America," says Rev. Dr. Wylle
of the Scotch Presbyterian church In New
York. The remark loses none of Us force
or truth by striking out 'In America."
Boston Transcript: The pastor of Mr.
Rockefeller's church, at Cleveland, has re
ceived a -basket of potatoes, In each of
which was imbedded a $5 gold piece. Din
ner Is apt to be late more frequently If
the cook finds It necessary to assay the
potatoes before cooking them.
Louisville Courier-Journal: The world
may call the Japanese heathens, because
they do not bear Ikons or conform to tha
Christian fnlth. but if a tree Is to be
known by Its fruit, the relative superiority
of the Japanese over their adversaries, to
whom they are teaching such lossons In
all departments of high civilization, la
clear. Russia Is the ona at whose root
the ax should be applied, and not Japan.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The pastor of a
Bethlehem (Pa.) church Invites the men of
hip congregation to attend services In shirt
waists and the women to come without
hats. He adds that Ice water will be
served between the hymns and that palm
leaf faha will be free to all. But will
such a pampered congregation be content
with anything In the fan line except elec
tric fans? And Isn't It quite probable that
they will go ahead and demand moving
pictures of the Arctic regions, and a soda
water fountain In the lobby and an Ice
cream booth In tho cloak room? That
Bethlehem pastor may be sorry he ever
stared his hot weather Innovations.
PERSONAL, AM) OTHERWISE!.
In the bright lexicon of youth there Is
no word more attractive than vacation
when you have the price.
St. Louis butts Into the procession with
a tax assessment roll of 1469,000,000. an In
crease of $10,000,000 over 1904.
People divorced In Illinois cannot marrv
again for a year But there are an abund-
ance or lire-saving stations in bordering
states.
Engineer Wallace Intimates to his crit
ics that they could better prove their
patriotism by going to Panama and giving
yellow Jack a wrestle. '
War In asphalt prices smashed tha rec
ord In Buffalo recently. Bids as low as 74
cents a square yard were handed In. Tax
payers are smiling, for their turn has come.
Tom Lawson throws gorgeous bouquets
at the men of the west while urging them
to reciprocate by throwing their stocks on
the market. Tom is too shrewd a patriot to
neglect business.
If the treasury will hand out the $30 bills
to all comers, fear that their artist quali
ties will not come up to expectations will
vanish quickly. Such a plan will popular
ize them Instantly.
New York state Is about to receive from
the federal government 1118,685.84, Interest
and principal on an Investment of $20,000 In
equipping troops for the war of 1812. It
was a long time coming, but it Is good.
It takes a Pennsylvania Judge to do a
clever bit of skating on thin Ice. While de
ciding that woman la the ruler of the
kitchen, the court declined to say whether
the ruler was the mistress or tha hired
girl.
New York tax-dodging corporations, hav
ing received a tip In the solar plexus from
the federal supreme court, have deluged
the city treasury with money. Nearly
$7,000,000 in back taxes were paid during
June.
How vain and fleeting Is epltaphy. In a
Philadelphia cemetery founded eighty years
ago scarcely a line of the glowing words
graven on the headstones remain for the
edification of visitors. Time's ruthless paw
plays sorry tricks with fiction.
"Ye that have tears to shed prepare to
shed them now." Tlppo Tib Is dead. In
days gone by he was monarch of all he sur
veyed In Central Africa and started several
cemetvrles to prove his prowess as a war
rior. Eventually the roller of civilisation
assimilated his tribe and crushed poor Tip
poo, Tib.
Jersey cannot resist springing surprises
as well as combinations on neighboring
states. It Is built that way. The other
day a male native sprung a dellctously
acented note on a bride-to-be, waiting at
the altar, requesting her to postpone the
wedding until he could dispose ot a wife
and three children.
Discredited Adtlser,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Xpgardson Where did Throgson first
meet his wife?
Atom At the altar, I think. Chicago
Tribune.
"Did the father give the bride away?"
"I should say he did! He got rattled and
what do you think he said as he handed her
over to the groom?"
"What?"
" 'It Is more blessed to give than to re
ceive!' "Cleveland Leader.
"Here, you, sir!" cried her father, angrily,
"how dare you show your face here again?"
"Well," replied the nervy suitor, "I
might have worn a mask, that's true, but
that would have been deceitful." Philadel
phia Press.
, .
"That man is trying to flirt with me!"
she exclaimed Indignantly.
"There Is no use of getting angry," said
one of the other girls. ...
"I can't help it. He has evidently mis
taken me for the chaperon of the party."
Washington Star.
"I notice you never apeak of your wife as
your better half."
"I couldn't, and be accurate; she s tho
whole thing around our house!" Detroit
Free Press.
Mrs. Vlck-Senn, tired of scolding, became
pathetic ...
"When I see that you don t pay any at
tention to what I'm saying," she said, Ut
wounds me deeply."
"Well, keep the wound open, my dear,
answered her huHband, absent mlndedly.
Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Brydelgh Oh, Charlie! They say
you married me for my money!
Mr. Brydelgh Now, how the deuca did
that get out? 1 never told a soul. Cleve
land Leader.
THE AOVAHtK GUARD. '
By John Hay.
In the dream of the northern poeta.
The brave who In the battle die
Flglit on In shadowy phalanx
In the field of the upper sky:
And as we read the sounding rhyro
The reverent fancy hears
The ghostly ring ot the viewless swords
And the clash of tha spectral spears.
We think with Imperial questionings
Of the brothers whom we have lost,
And we strive to track in death's mystery
The flight of each valiant ghost.
The northern myth comes back to us,
And we feel, through our sorrow's night,
That tho.se young souls are striving still
Somewhere for the truth and light.
It was not their time for rest and sleep;
Their hearts beat high and strong;
In their fresh veins the blood ot youth
Whs singing Its hot, sweet song.
The open lieaven bent over them,
'Mid flowers their lithe feet trod,
Their lives lay livid in light, and blest
By the smiles ot women and God.
Again they come! Again I hear
The tread of that Hoodly band;
I know the flash of Ellsworth's eye
And the grasp of his hard, warm hand!
And Putnam, and Shaw, of the Hon heart.
And an eye like a Boston girl's;
Ard I see the light of heaven which lay
On Ulrlo Dahlgren's curls.
Thera is no power In the gloom of hell
To quench those spirits' fire;
There is no power In the bliss of heaven
To bid them not aspire;
B'lt somewhere In the eternal plan
That strength, that life survive,
And like the flies on Lookout's crest.
Above death's clouds they strive.
A chosen corps, they are marching on
In a wider field than ours;
Those bright bnttallons still fulfill
The scheme of heavenly powers;
And high brave thoughts float down to US,
The echoes of that far fight,
IJke the flash of a distant picket's gun
Through the shades of the severing night.
No fear for them! In our lower field
Let us keep our arms unstained.
That at last we be worthy to stand wlta
them
On the shining heights they've gained.
We shall meet and greet In closing ranks
In Time's declining sun,
When the lulfi of Uod nhall sound recall
And the battle of life be won.
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