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THE CZAR AND HIS MONEY.
The fact that the czar has just made a little con
tribution of $100,000,000 from his private purse to
the Russian war fund reminds us that Mr. Rocke
feller is not the only rich man in the world, says the
Saturday Evening Post There are a few others,
and there is hardly a doubt that the Russian mon
arch overtops the Standard Oil emperor, not only as
the first of autocrats but as the first of plutocrats.
Most royalties are very small potatoes financially
compared with any one of several millionaires. Mr.
Rockefeller could put all the sovereigns of Europe
except the czar, on his pay roll at their present wages
without depriving himself of a single bowl of crack
ers and milk or even lacking a quarter to drop into
the contribution box on Sunday. He could pay the
salary of King Edward or of the kaiser for a year
out of a month's income and have something left
for car fare.
But the Russian emperor is in a different class.
In the imperial budget the allowance for his house
hold is figured at the meager rate of about $8,000,000
a year, but that is merely the beginning of his resour
ces. He owns a great part of Russia as his private
property mines, forests and illimitable stretches of
arable lands. In European Russia alone the strictly
private domains of the imperial family are as large
as Indiana. The state owns twenty times as much
more and the czar is the state. In Siberia the im
perial resources are still more opulent. Most of the
rich mines of gold, platinum and precious stones are
worked for the benefit of the czar and his family.
But beyond all this, the emperor is the absolute
master of the national treasury and all its varied
sources of income. In England the king talks in his
speeches of "my army,' "my navy" and "my ex
chequer, " but all this is understood to be a lega
fiction. Everything is regulated by parliament, and
the king can not touch a penny that is not appro
priated to his use. But in Russia the czar can speak
f "my army" and "my navy" in literal fact. He
eould disband the whole outfit if he chose, and pocket
the money saved by the operation. His civil list is
simply the amount that he sees fit to dip out of the
treasury. He could double it or triple it without
asking anybody's permission. The whole treasury
is his, and all the taxing power of the empire, to the
limit of the ability of his subjects to pay. It is not
clear that the diffident young Nicholas is t ehrichest
man in the world t
I This suggests an interesting theme for speculation.
"What would become of our American millionaires
if they had the czar's opportunities t
of judgment, and the impirment, if not total loss,
of the power of will much resemble the symptoms of
mild hypnosis.
Love a disease t Who that was lovesick ever doubt
ed itt And any cynical old bachelor will tell you
that it is always a disease. So why ask a doctor t
President Eliot, of Harvard university, has pased
ed one half of his life of seventy years as president of
the oldest of American academic institutions. It has
sometimes been said that his is the longest presidency
in any American college. It is the longest to be
found at Harvard college by some three years, but
it is not the longest even of presidencies that are still
continuing. President King, of Cornell college,
Iowa, has been in his office a longer time than Presi
dent Eliot by some three years. The length of both
these presidencies seems short in comparison with
that of Eliphalet Nott, who became president of
Union in 1804, and retained the place until his death
in 1866. In his last years he was not an active execu
tive. Among the other long as well as among the
more conspicuous of college presidencies is that of
Dr. Angell, of the university of Michigan, who en
tered upon that great office in the yearl871.
One thing that has marked President Eliot's
career from the start has been good health. From the
time when he was an undergraduate he pulled with
lusty stroke an oar on the first shell the Crimson uni
versity ever launched upon the Charles, the famous
educator has always been strong and vigorous. His
motto has been lo regularity, simple food.
plenty of sleep and plenty of recreation and cxer
v-v 1 . ft 1
cise. ins rule ot me nas oeen cany rising, a careiui
planning of the day's work, three hard hours of labor
in the morning a comfortable nooning, two hours o
labor, until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, two hours o
exercise and recreation until 6 o'clock, dinner ant
rest until 8, labor until 10, and then a good long
sleep. As a result he is as straight and square-shoul
dered and vigorous today as a young man oi' 21.
When he walks he steps with a springy stride and
with his head thrown back, and it is his great pleas
ure in the warm months of spring to jump on his
wheel each morning before breakfast and take a lively
spin through the quiet, well shaded village of Cam
bridge.
Are You Fagged?
That run-down feeling is caused
by your over-worked digestive
organs not doing their work
properly. Set them right, re
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restore sound and lasting health
by using
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CET READY FOR TRAINING.
Jeffriee and Munroe Btgln to Prepare
For Fight
New York. April . Jim Jeffries, the
champion henvywelitht puglllnt. will
start today for Hun Frnm-leoo to pr
pare for his fight with Jack Munro
the latter part of next imith. He will
devote about six weeks to the work.
Munroe will start west later In the
week and go Into training Immediately
upon his arrival In Ban Francisco.
Dr. VAUailAN,
Dkntiht.
PyUilao Building, Astoria, Oregon-
Dr. T. I- J ALL
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Dr. W. O. LOGAN
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O. J. TKENOHAKI)
Insurance, Commission and Shipping
CUSTOMS HOUSI BROKER.
Agent Wetis-rarge and Northern
FmHo x press Companies.
Or. ULlTsWTH and BOND 8TR
IS LOVE A DISEASE t
News comes from London that one of those curi
ous discussions over the most unlikely topies, of which
the English seem so fond, is now raging, says the
Post-Intelligencer.
This time grave and ponderous letters are being
inflicted upon the newspapers and the public argu
nig that love is or is not a disease and even the dig
nified and conservative Lancet has brought its for
midable batteries of medical knowledge into the fray
Particulars of the arguments used by either side
to this momentous controversy are not at hand, but
there is no need of them. It is difficult to understand
where there is room for debate.
Of course love is a disease, to one form of which
every human being is subject at least once in his life,
and whose symptoms correspond closely to those of
other diseases which are unhesitatingly treated with
drugs.
Its symptoms are so universal and obvious that the
diagnosis is easy. It is a nervous disease affecting
the mind with pronounced accompanying physical
disturbances. For instance, trembling when in the
presence of one who could by no possibility produce
such an effete in a normal person by mere propin
quity; unnatural readiness to blush and changes
in appetite are among the physical symptoms. The
mental aberrations acompanying the malady are too
numerous to mention more than a few. A total lack
of the sense of proportion not only as to persons, but
as to time and space ; the suspension of the faculty
A member of Rockefeller's Bible class, accused o
grand larceny, spent three weeks in the Tombs for
the want of anyone to go bail; which is likely to
cool the enthusiasm of members of tho class who look
upon it as a good business investment.
The fact that Mr. Cleveland is being criticised will
not spoil his recreations. There is nothing that he
seemed to enjoy more than to arouse a turmoil of
censure, and then go fishing.
The earthquake gave .Boston such a scare as she
has not experienced since the days when Cervcra's
fleet was suspected of being in the immediate vicin
ity.
Russia is confident o fits abilit yto come off vic
torious, but still thinks that universal peace sugges
tion some time ago was an exceedingly good one.
Russia reports that the Vladivostok fleet is pre
paring to make a dash. If the commander is wise
he will make his dash away from the Japanese.
Cotton King Sully may find consolation in the
thought that his loss of $17,000,000 represents only
the value of only half a pound of radium.
Perhaps it would be as well for the Mormons
who persist in polygamy to emigrate once more and
colonize under the sultan of Sulu.
Governor Pennypacker may yet realize that it is
when a man is overlooked by the newspapers that
his career is almost in danger.
Some of the members of the house will probably
be glad to learn that there is not as many Bristows in
office as has been reported.
If Mr..Shaw really wants to arouse Mr. Cleveland's
anger he should deliver an address on the blood
thirstiness of duck hunting.
When the police get a riot call at Atlanta it is
pretty certain to be for duty at either a lynching or
a republican convention.
After the boll weevil and the speculators get
through with cotton the manufacturers get a chance
at it.
Turkey has been buying more firearms. That coun
try insists on being in constant danger of explosion.
e
Mr. Bryan is now an editor, and can defy throat
trouble with a fountain pen.
New Jersey, the mother of trusts, will soon begin
to have maternal anxieties.
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