THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1,. 1001
THE DESTRUCTION OF. THE RUSSIAN DATTLESIHP PETROPAVLOVSK
Some Pastures of Mo7 Doo!i5
That Arc Cat of tho Ordinary
for Amtricaif Public School Boys
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' fBr &thr Kaiser Gmllck.)
(Director of Physical Training: in the
Paw lo Schools of Greater New Yorltj
Ooprrlsbt 1004. by W. ft. Hearst).
TT IS WITH PLEASURE! that I r-
1. epond to the American's request
for an article to aUrt a series of
article to be printed in the inter
ests of the general use of athletics In
the public schools. The treat success of
the recent athletic meeting of the Public
School Athletlo league points the war
to other cities, and a new era baa un
doubtedly been uihered In for athletics
for the youth of the nation, who are
soon to learn that a healthy body prom
ises a sound mind and means a great
aid In the battle of life. , .
Thanks to the more liberal Ideas of
today, the publio school children of the
' necessary open spaces,, gymnasia . and
roo playgrounds, there comes the mat
ter of finances. Philanthropic persons
who desired to Ssslst the boys of our I
city to secure ', health and strength
would consider twice before turning I
over money or valuable prises to a num
ber of schoolboys, but with : a league I
headed by men wen known to the pub-
lie, the complexion is entirely 'changed,
as was seen by the magnificent cups and
medals presented to the .winners at the
Madison Square Garden meet. . .
If a few boys had eomblned to start a
league and run a meet, however - good I
their . Intentions, success could hardli
nave crowneo tneir efforts, i- :.'; .
For this reason the Publio Schools Ath-
letlo league was originally formed, headed
by representative men, having wide rate-
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DR. LUTHER HALfiEt; GUUCK.
When Mark Twain gave to the world
his "Innocents Abroad." It laughed long
and loud for It felt that the humorist
bad exhausted himself, -nd could never
again produce its like. while undoubt
edly It was. hi masterpiece he has kept
on producing with lime apparent aimi
nutlon of the wit and humor ; which Jhe,
from the very flret, was able to extract
rmm aublecta wholly devoid or a humor
ous Interpretation till they fell Into his
bands to manipulate. . ' 1
To find a roaring laugh In unexpected
places has been one of the attractions of
every wing juara i " 1
ten 'Indeed we 'might say lta greatest
hrm. who. else, pray, could have
made a ludicrous, side-splitting story
nit nf Adam and Eve. and their expul
slon from the Garden of Eden but Mark
Twain V; '"..r -rv- --
j w.wrae.ta Prom Ads m's Diary" would
do credit to a humorist In the first flush
of ; his effervescence. It Is fresh, keen
and possessed ? with that soul of wit.
brevity. :" '' .1 ' ' i
with ' areat forethought,' has
supposedly carved thi records of crea
in n tmhiata of stone, with rede Im
plements. parts of which are .reproduced
In HlllBtrttXlOnB' DT DWUMIUIWiu. , wa.
the reverse page. Twain gives his In
terpretations. The extracia Begin who
the debut of Eve and end with tha ar
rival of AbeL There 4a not a flat or
tiresome aentence one f the shiy-
seven pages, and wniie k
moroum there ta a wholeaome bit of the
knowledge of human nature . running
thrnna-h It. Wn nere ana- uiw -
morous sarcasm which neither sex e il
ea pea. e. g. When obJecUng to Kva
clodding apples out of tha tree, Adam
says, "Bha said nobody was looking, and
seems o consider that a sufficient Justl
catlon for , chancing, anr dangerous
thin. ':' 'V. 7
In adjusting themselves under the
AMir of things, he says: "Another
thing aha aaya, it Is ordered that we
work for our living hereafter, one will
be useful. I wilt superintend." The
tablet which contains the hieroglyphics
from which he reads this is grotesque
In the extreme. Eve pores over the
waahtub, broom, flatlron and clothe
plna hung In-view, while, with folded
arm a, Adam complacently "superin
tends." the while wreathe . of tobacco
smoke ascending from a huge cigar. ,
Tha book is . neauy oouno in ..,
with a' suggestive cover aeaign.
- Harper A Broa., New Tork. Price $1.
and many vltvs In half-tone of actual
gardens. It Is written with all tha
charm of manner of bis other books,
shines with humor and is rich with com-'
mon sense and quaint philosophy. - r .
' "TatUings of a Retired Politician"
By Forest Crlssey, : was released rrora
the press of Thompson ft Thomas, Chi-
Notwithstanding the title, the general
reauor woo is not a politician win nrta
the book fascinating and filled with tha
humor and pathos Inseparable from po-
innii 1 1 r m . 1 r la a.r. a
. . ...v. a iau XXJ mmf XUD V J1XJ
book in recent years has so atlrred un -
practical politicians as has this during '
Its Serial nubllcatlnn. Tha f.x h .
,kah kiuxb . mm . . .
uxAf vvuiiini bs iiiuacraLiona or
McCutcheon will be hailed with rtnht ' '
bv that wll knnwii rtiaxt'. m A w . -
mlrers. His many delineations of politl
cat. life have already made him famnna.
great city of New Tork will soon bare
what everr country child has always
had the opportunity for play aud
healthful exercise, which alt younf 'peo
ple delight in,.
. A few years ago there were few people
who realised how very Important play is
to the development of the healthy child.
and they failed to see how practically
; impossible It was. for the publio school
pupil of this era to obtain the vxercise
that psst generations received before the
great cities were built. ,
.' - My own caae Is a good Illustration of
the change that has occurred. I paid
my way. very largely through the high
school by . sawing wood and doing, other
similar work; but I cannot aee how my
boy can have any chance to pay his way
through a New Tork high school by the
, same method.
The old methods of developing rigor
ous bodies among the young have been
taken away by the sonditlons of civil
isation. -This Is true not-only as re
. gards the "chores" of the world. It Is
eaually true of the world's playgrounds,
Up to the present generation the many
cltlea have bad plenty of space wnere
the children , could play tag, hide and
seek, black, man, one old cat and other
similar games. In place . of , these the
modern child has the streets,' on which
.it Is both dangerous and Illegal to play,
. many of the old rigorous games, and the
parks, where he may walk, but where
he will be promptly arrested if lie gets
on the crass.- ; Recently a few Play
; grounds have been ; furnished to meet
this soeclflc need, i V
; This necessity for play and muscular
activity Is. a, fortonaUly, altogether
stronger than our power to stop it
- ' for axampla, where we give boys no
opportunity - to play legitimate, manly
. sports, they then Inevitably form fangs
-1 and get Into mischief. If not worse, ' - -r
- This In the main is the natural history
- of the 'tioys' gang." ,
, It cannot be remedied by ' restrictive
measures alone. It expresses an abso
1 lute and positive need which, if not grat-
. lfled 'In useful way, will 'find, tnls
ehlerous outlet ' : ' :
Opportunities must be given our boys
v for the cultivation of pluck, enduranoe
and hardihood If we afe to expect the
boys to grow up Into men who are to
' possess the corresponding virtues.
The -necessity for. these opportunities
, for our schoolboys and girls . must be
apparent to all : thinking t: people. 1 : The
difficulty has been as to how such ath
letics can be provided and how managed
so that the most good can be secured
from them, law and Order prevailing In
their conduct ' v -. i '
City boys themselves are unaljje to
' procure these facilities for themselves,
being of an age where responsibility la
.": not adequate. .. X'-'Vtr-
No city or state government- would
v listen to a delegation of schoolboys in
petition for playgrounds and gymnasia
, to be turned over to them for their use.
' Responsible men. men of standing In th
affairs of a great city,, must support thu
children In their need. No body of men
' with boys of their own can turn a deaf
' ear to a need so supported. -
, Apart from the procuring of the i
tlona with the city, with public education,
with business, ,- with philanthropy and
with athletics, . . ;
These men have studied the condition of
school lift, and while efforts have been
made to counteract '-the-'aff ottw of " the
school desk by SO minutes a day of school
gymnastics, they t do not consider It Is
sufficient , to fit the pupils with the
strength and stamina to battle with the
world in later years.
More time cannot be taken from studies
for exercise. During the hours of after
school life there Is time for., athletics.
The league exists to wisely occupy soma
of this time. The good which It can do
Is Inestimable Not only will It keep the
boys from bad -associations and Idleness,
but It will give them the opportunity-of
forming physical and constitutional
strength In the practice necessary for the
many competitions which It . will .hold to
stimulate the boys to activity. '
To deal with, the thousands of boys In
the city Individually would be Impossible,
but the league has the advantage of the
sympathy and co-operation of a great
number of principals and teachers. ;r
The Public Schools Athletic league can
organise the games and exercises so that
they will be within . the teach of the
average boy.- . , ::-b:y
The future men and- women of this city
must be given the opportunity for such
health, and power as their fathers and
mothers bad, and the Public Schools Ath
letlo league means to make every legiti
mate endeavor to secure for them the
opportunity. They have discovered great I waiter
mj uioxviijr avail una, viltJ U uailltsajB , men UK
the elty, many of whom wero themselves
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From Paris came the : first intimation that 'the ' Japanese were' using submarine vessels in
their war with Russia. The accompanying picture shows a view of the' mouth of Port Arthur
harbor. and illustrates the -Parisian idea of the manner in which, the Petropavlovsk ancT her gallant
commander Makaroff were sent to the bottom of the sea. v : j: ;
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RUSSIA ALREADY BEATEN IN . STRUGGLE WITH JAPAN.
"Captured, by the NavaJoa"--Bf Capt
Charles A. Curtis. U. S. A. as inoicaieu
by the tttle. the time of the storr
during those closing years 01 or
war. when the Indians,-who are onlr
known to . us now or weir Deauurui
lhinkt. were- the scourge Lot New
lfTlon and Artaona. '
, rmninin Duncan being ordered to the
rrnntler. takes under nIS OSre IW WVM
Iftged about 13 and IB, sons of the de
partment commandant, who have been
riven honorary rank In the regiment as
I corporals, and detailed, to ao iigm
I vice. "Early In the campaign Captain
Duncan cornea into possession, ny guv
jof a beautiful young setter, pick-named
I "Vic," and the boys, or capture, ox two
valuable ponies; dog and ponies in the
I aubseouent chanters playing quite- as
I aonsDlcuous a part ai the boys. "
: Soveral months of thrilling adven
tures among the Navajo Indians Is the
story of tha book. ',Ths capture and
daring rescue of tha young, corporsls is
one of the tfitens incidents or me dook.
I A akin the conies are run off by horse-
I thieves and retaken under exciting con
ditions. The attack upon a ranch, by
the Navajos, where the boys had friends
living, and one of them waa visiting at
the time, shows what bravery. leaness
ness and unselfishness may .accomplish
I under the most trying circumstances.
Army discipline and the necessity for
strict obedience to -orders is strikingly
brought out and while the book makes
no' pretense to drawing : & moral rrora
Its narrative, yet so subtly-is it done.
the impression is eoetved without the
I effort ' '
It is as Inspiring a book for boys as
I one could possibly find. Full of dash,
excitement and fire, and yet with none
I of ' the perverting -' tendencies which
would Umpt the boy to Join a wild west
I show. -.-'- --r.-'-'' '
A great deal of valuable Information
Is quietly slipped into the book as Cap
tain Duncan from time to time talks to
the boys, or as they listen to the ob-
I servatlons of several sergeants who
I have seen years of service on the cactus
Wellman in Chicago-Record
- Herald. '
Ft.ax "Ba.aiaila .1... " tm ' t.nDlud1,
X..MI. .xl I .- I !"'"')
iwuv ".uxiui wvrm, auu wwuanil VI I kul.il an axnn nn, a,Dllaar t..i. rxrMu
great success to securing enough play- and u, fop 1(1 th9 0plnion 0f ,0me
irroundA athletJo flslds and gymnasia for ot th, dpIoma of the highest rank at
all, lnatead of for only one-twenUttb, thl- capital. Buch views were expressed
as at present. " . - r - by members, of the diplomatic corps who
I have shown the necessity for athletlo ,,i.n t . mn ao
vppvnuiuum ir mo ooys in ins puouc talked Informally of the outlook In the
schools, also the necessity for the athletlo j ttlT Mat These men are not Wfrlendly
league, as a means Of Obtaining those COn- I tn Ttnaala. Thav axe atmnlv stateamen
improvemenui ana 10 organ- ic( the world, well Informed and able,
lse the various work so that physical, ihnu,h ww knnwMM and lonores-
education and games may be carried out Iperience to oatch the first faint shadows
i 17IUTOW! manner. 4, , - 1 0f coming events. , one of them, wen
It waa with great confidence that the I known on both sides of the Atlantic for
his skill as a diplomat, made use of the
following words
' 'Russia Is fast going the road to ruin.
The war is virtually over, and Russia is
vanquished.?.. Japan has command of the
In
league was started. The support already
received and success alread won has been
beyond any of our expectations.
The school games which are to be beld
at the 8t Louis exposition on July i and
will be another great step In the ad-1 sea. and command of the sea In modern
vance made In publio school athletics, warfare is victory.: Russia cannot win
as at this time a national league will 1 without recovering superiority of sea
be formed and undoubtedly new Amerl-1 power and that is impossible unless she
can publio school records will be made, lis willing to prolong the conflict three
The record entry at the Madison Square I years, or until she can construct a new
garden games of 1,100 boys will doubtless I fleet of battle ships.' That would mean
be eclipsed and a mark set which no I the ruin of the Russian empire hope-
organisation outside of the Public Schools I less bankruptcy, commercial panic, revo-
Athletlc leacUe win ever be able to reach. I lution at home.
This article Is to be followed by a num-1 "No. There la nothing for the csar to
ber of others by men prominent In the I do but to save what he can out of, the
athletlo. world. ;; n .-.'? .---. I wreck. . He should move at once. He
The articles on the many athletic events should dismiss " the war party send
which will bo competed-in at St. Louis I Alexlelt and Lessar : nd" all the other
and also those on other games and sports I belligerents Into retirement, along with
aro written by men who have excelled in I Besabrasoff. i Tn w can t wen ; ois
the particular, branch : on which thev l miss his uncles ana aunts ana ria mm
write, being the champions of America. I self Of the Influence of the grand dukes
I would advise all boys to read these.
with care and follow out as near as pos
sible the advice given.
mnr bvssxa resi
rews.
- But for the 5.000.0W struggling, fighting
Jews within, the pale along the western
border, and the progressive German mer
chants who control the trade of Russia,
the vast Slav continent would intellectu
ally and commercially rest a far colder
corpse , than does' long defunct China,
That the Russians have ever recognised
'that regeneration must come from with
out If at all, is evidenced from the fact
that at their birth as a nation a Teutonic
: prince - was ' called to ' rule over them.
And even today the destinies of Russia
are entrusted te councilors who are often
. Russian ' In ' name only. Tet below the
surface of 4he slothful Slav is a power
and depth Incalculable, and an Initiative
once supplied, aa Impetus might be gath
ered that . would revolutionise ; the entire
economic - world. V
The Jewish population comprises all
that Is Initiative in Russia, and might
-deem the nation if given scope, but the
Russian can recognise no right but might
He submitted to the yoke of the Tartar
for centuries and secured release only to
and grand duchesses. V, But he should
disregard their cdunseL He should rein
state De Wltte and lean neavuy upon
Count Lamsdorff and the other friends
U. ahaiiM lmnx.rflat.ixr malr.
serve under new masters. A uerman overtures through Paris or London for
conquest followed by German thorougb- meduUon , and " etUement - with- Japan,
ness in the educationOf the -dividual. lng: necessary price and saving
mammm fA flax that Atxlv hAfU, idttt tha, Slav v ' . ? - . . . .
-v.... w - . I what ne can out or ine wrecx. 10 con
that Russia may in time become the In tlnue th, war ta b0peless. It Is ruin and
leueciuai ana: pnyucai lame uki wl1 luici" .i , . y., I
rule the world. Alexander Hume Ford,
in the Apnlt jraa Magaslna,
;: The foregoing ; words summarise , the
best opinion in the diplomat lo . world.
They would create a. sensation ''If the
name of the man who spoke, them could
Overreached Himself.
From the Philadelphia Ledger,
"Tes, Merchant's schepie was to dls- be given, though this expression is only
play his goods in his window with a lot that , of aft Individual and must not In
of mirrors back of them, so that all the ftny way t taken OS possessing-political
women passing jwould be suro to stop Bijniflcance..There hi In some minds
andlook in." rw -::V;i:;' here a belief and In others, a hope that
j Foxy idea, MT .v; :.-:S,:-. m.-: tt- Csar will rise to tne crisis Of the
' "Tes; .bu it didn nan out Nona of u... .. .w h verv bourse -which
the women looked at anything but thehas en Indicated. It is the belief of
mlri'ors." - ., ? Ijininm.), iinM ontnions are of value
that now. 'before any great- land battles
Oood Stove. i have been fought and Japan has made
From th Chicago Journal. ' I nnlv trifllnar sacrifices of men and money.
i:; Mrs. Newwed Tou needn't buy any Russia could k secure : terms of peace
more coal, dear. . v -- , ,. ; which might '. be regarded as favorable
. Mrs. Newwed Why nott . ' A?:'. under the circumstances that Is to say,
- Mr.' Newwed -I- bought a new stove by merely granting Japan's original de
today, and It's self-feeder. f man da, with. one or two additions, u Be-1
sides a guarantee of the independence
of Korea, and evacuation of Manchuria,
Japan, would now doubtless insist upon
the surrender to her, or at least the- dis
armament and . neutralisation of the
Liaotung peninsula. Including, of course,
Port Arthur. v
"But Port Arthur; win aoon fall into
the possession of Japan," said the diplo
matist already quoted, . "That must bo
regarded as Inevitable. With sea power
lost the holding of Port .Arthur Js at
best of, doubtful value to Russia. It Is
a tax upon her military strength .with'
Out any corresponding advantages, - As
long as the Russian fleet was sufficiently
formidable to menace Japan's transports
or ports Port Arthur was the key . to
the situation; But, now -the.: Rdssian
fleet is more than half destroyed or, dis
abled.- ' What ..remains Is In a state of
demoralization., Admiral Togo has only
to station a part of his squadron- before
tne port, estamisn a oiocxaae ana . orv
Arthur Itself and the Russian ships
there are, powerless to inflict any dam
age upon Japan, All the troops Russia
keeps at Port Arthur are so many men
out of .f the fighting - elsewhere. The
minute the remnant of the 'Russian fleet
come out Of the harbor and give tattle
the-Japanese will overwhelm them with
superior force. .If they stay in port
they are harmless. Meanwhile the Jap
anese are strong enough to go after the
cruisers at . Vladivostok,,, ytJifrj.
"So far ai sea power la concerned Ahe
outlook is altogether hopeless : for Rus.
sia," continued this authority. "If the
Baltic, fleet Is sent to. the Pacific It In
turn will be ovemowered and destroyed.
What I wish to emphasise Is that by los
lng the freedom of the ocean, Russia has
lost the 'struggle, and' It . Is Useless to
continue! it on land.M:-'-',-j . c'--rT
"It three months ago anyone had pre
dicted what has actually,' happened he
would have been deemed crazy; One Rus
sian naval detachment - destroyed at
Chemulpo. Another bottled a. up knd
harmless at Vladivostok. The third and
principal one cut to pieces and virtually
blockaded at Port Arthur. - Japanese
transports moving every wnere witaout
peril. . Russia : afraid to send out naval
re-enforcements . because ? or tne , prob
ability that they would meet a like fate.
All this without the loss of a ship by
Japan, and almost without the loss of a
man. The Only parallel to It In history
Is found In the Spanish-American , war.
Russia's case is as , hopeless as- was
Spain's. ' When Sampson destroyed the
Spanish fleet . at Santiago the : war -was
virtually ' over,- , and Spain hastened to
seek peace. - The destruction of the fleet
of -Admiral Makaroff, though not yet
complete, -4s. practically ' speaking, .al
ready accomplished. Port Arthur -will
fall whenever the ' Japanese get - ready
to take It And With 'the fall of Port
Arthur, if not now, the' war Is virtually i
nt an anit and fh hnur tioa atmoV tnr IPlalnS Of the SOUthweSt
the czar to recover' mastery of himself. To the boy readers the almost human
return to his 'original policy; of peace. I Intelligence of "Vio" would be posi-
and seek settlmenton 4he best terms! uvejoy.ano. w an. oiaerreauer wum
that can be had. : v j raise the question of why such Intellect
should be given to an animal without
:"When W7ttirii"to the 'land we find la soul and will it vanish- into nothing-
that another wonderful thing has haip- ness T " The whole story Is well worth
Iened. - Korea has been evacuated by (reading and the book, which ia attrao-
Russian troops almost without the firing lively bouna, snouia oe in every scnooi
or a snot io land engagements or any I or coy s iiDrary. narper ac .uroiners,
importance, has; taken place, : But with-1 New York. Price 11.60.
out loss on land or sea the Japanese have
obtained mastery '-of . the ocean . and I "Little Gardens" A timely book, in
mastery of Korea. 1 view of the lateness of the planting sea -
'Thus tne, first stage of the war Is sou Is "Little Gardens." promised for
closed and it shows - that Russia - has next week, by D. Appleton & Ca .:: 1"
been, dislodged from her ' former post- - The- author, Charles N. Sklnnet, well
tlon. What next?- I am not of those known through 'his connection with tha
who believe the Japanese will follow (editorial staff Of the Brooklyn Eagle,
the . Russians . into . the interior. I be-I and by "My the of Our Own Land" and
lieve the Japanese forces will take Port) other dellshtful books, nresenta in his
Arthur, take Niu.Chwang, and perhaps preface a strong plea for the beautify
also .Vladivostok. ond ; thats there they lng ot the cities and the greater and
wllltop. Why. should they go further! growing necessltyifor the lmprosrement
They will then have vail - that ia worth m, tha . tiniAat niM mi tha
fighting for. ' They will have Intrenched wilderness of stone and asphalt As he
themselves 4n , the. strongest possible 8Bys: -'TThero are many books On gar
position. They can; weU afford to hold denlng tor the few who have large
their bases and let Jhe enemy dislodge estates, and few. If any. for the many
them if tney oan. They should, and In wh0 have -small v ones." f Mr. Skinner
my opinion will.!' and the speaker's posi- i. ,iA ,ni Mni. ..
lilllf ,JP??!5?- w woman who would make beautiful a
?M r?,7'S V or a small country place. ;
Japanese do this they will be virtually
unconquerable.; Possession of the; sea 1
is everytmng. if ''Z?V":&t V ?:.', ,
"Russia's outlook Is . hopeless,' con
cluded this eminent 1 diplomatist "She
cannot recover control of the. 'sea and
Cynthia's - Rebellion" Rv A. w. '
an, a. x.. xuuiuaa, auinor Ol .
"Cynthia's Rebellion," which the Scrlb.
nera will nubllah hla mixixik .
." am a. ..V W
writer wno brings into the field of Mo
dal romance mature powers as well as
a fresh touch. The vivacity, sprlghtll
ness and rapid movement of his storv' '
mtw Km uw vAivriur oi a suDsiance mat
Is full of sentiment-and charm. ,
Cynthia la ft delightful, demure niM '
misunderstandings due to pique,' engaged """
to another, who ' Is favored bv her"
aMv.. ... MV yi.uj puramer oomeuy, ill .
the course of which thlnss are stralrht. '
ened out to almost universal satlsrac- -tlon,
Is acted while all tha charactera '
are paying a visit to a country place '
on me picturesque Khode island sea
shore, near Point Judith.' .-.x...
Of course, the best man wlna. but tha
complications In the way of bis doing It
honorably aro very difficult as well m ;- ;
very amusing. "; f. -
' The characters are as vividly cot.:
eelved as the narrative la bright and
breeiy. Mr. Thomas' obviously aenulna
gltt for Action stamps him at the out-
set ft bora story teller. - ; ....
- "Venice" A new - volume of tho" -.
"Famous Art Critics., Is announoed by
the Scrlbners. It is Gustav Paulls
"Venice," the - translation br P. O.
Konody. It contains nearly ItO illus
trations, comprising the most nromlnent v .
of the art treasures of Venice, Includ
ing the ' most ; noted buildings, famous
pictures and art objects and decorations.
The book Is for tho use of art students,
amateurs and travelers. It la also ad- -
unLU7 auaipiau ior a guide nook -or- xT
souvenir. - - - - -- '
Did Mr. Bok Write ItT-Llfe believes
it bss found in Kdward Bok. the editor
of 'the Ladles' Home Journal the au-""
thor of the much-talked-of personal pro
noun novel "I." In which the woman
tell the truth about herself. Commenting
upon n in its issue of April 21, it
says:. .. ;The smartest bit of advertising
of the year is found In the title of what .
Is called - tho- personal - pronou ft;-1. - In
which ft woman tells the truth about
herself. The Improbable Is always si- '
luring; moreover, the book is not a bad
bit of fiction. The authorshto la aaid '
to bo ft mystery, but ws are Inclined
to, believe.. nine it Is evident from the
text that ft -woman did not jrrlte the
story, and quite certain that no man .
eould have written It-that the ' writer
was jiiawara Bok." , .- -
The book contains working diagrams
Notes. -The librarian of tha nnhitn.
library in tt small town in Northampton
county, in Pennsylvania, reports that
the library's one copy of "TUIIa. Men- -nonito
Maid." Helen Reimensuvder Mar.
tin's new novel. Is In such demand that
she has been forced to limit Its loan
to 14 hours. So until the oreaent da.
mand decreases the book can miv ha
kept out by, each borrower but a day
and ft night It would seem that a book
as popular as that might be duplicated,
or even a number of copies had, as it
has unlimited editions, and no library
should encourage such rapid reading of
X VWI IMMJK. , , . . 7 .
.-.We know of several chanter nt Ka ...
book forming very delightful entertain- ,
ment to a church society, in a little
town In Oregon; the hostess coming from
the very scenes of I'TIUlea - exploits,
read while the others sewed, tha tvwiir .
losing nothing in the reading of the dla- "
lec. ana peculiar , phraseology coming
from "native." ;t ;, -
An Interesting seauel to tha nuhii.
tlon of "Harmons Journals" In the "Trait
Makers Series." Issued by A. 8. Ramaa
Co., was tho receipt of a letter from
tho youngest and only living child of
tho old fur-, trader. -' Harmon - iint
nearly the first 20 years of the last ceo---
iury among the Indians of the north- .
west .and his Journal was first pre-
pared for publication in 1820. His daugh-""
tor Is now living In Canada. ! and she .
states that she has the-original manu-'
script; of the tooofer 1" l . "
; tMagastnes.-Tho April ? Arena, 'was
pfrcticailr Wade bp when Mr. Albert
Brandt the well known publisher of the
"Brandt Books," purchased the ' maga
zine from the Alliance Publishing com
panr. Consequently this Issue i some
what of ft transition number. Under Mr .
Brandt's management -B. O. Flower, the
founder of the "Arena," again returns
to the .entire editorial control of the re
view. - Manr Important Improvements
are promised, which will be made from
month, to month, among th, first of
which .wilL be the ' relntroduotlnn , f
flnelr executed portrait frontispieces.
A full-page cartoon drawn ecnraaai v '
for "The Arenft,r by Dan Beard will be
another popular innovaUon. " '
Manr new and notable features will
bo Introduced and it is the purpose of -the
new management to leave no stone
unturned In Its effort to make "The
Arena" the foremost original review of
progressive and constructive thought f
. jro sFjeunc tuidd.
From the Wall Street Journal,
Wa An not nv thiiM thlnors In anv anlrit
she cannot -put .into the far east and of criticism of Judge Parker. We are In
maintain there ftn army-strong- enough no way concerned Jn his candidacy, but
to drive the Japanese lijto the sea. we believe that his nomination by the
Imagine you Americans trying to flght DemocraUo party would be ft welcome
Russia at Cape Nome,. for . instance- re,lef ttom Bryanlsm. and a most fortun
your enemy being In control of the sea ... tn V,...i,.w.
SdE70Uoo'Url;v. to maki the
or 600,000. men over a, single track rail- Jno(nt hat tha nomtnatinn of
way.,; ;5-i;! 4;;v;t-i.:;,--,;-J,i;.5i,-i:;,;,;:'i
I have little hope that the czar will
sue for peace. I am talking about what
president of the United States, simply
because, having been removed from the
he 'will do. in my opinion the Russian. J'S'j J?. 52S
neonle will thrmjh , nrM Vlamann that "u"ul " ."- "
the war continue. There ' will be ter
rible struggle. If It continues very long,
both -nations will, soon - be well-nigh
bankrupt-,- The -czar; did' not want war.
any kind of a platform that his party
may see fit to make for him. Is not the
kind of material out of which the people
IZri-rZTZT-. r- IZZZllot this countrr should make their presl
vua uv ftuvvMiMMvu luiiuciiucn I . . . " . . . . ' M
about him. Alexleff, Is the man who - v . u' .ln",l f .
brought on this war, Blmply, because he alif 'or 1fue1h ' ce f-"thiur
thought the Japanese were bluffing. His PWn who uinot willlng to have his
Is a terrible' responsibility. The future v,wl! to r.gAI ! vrjr pubUo au.Mtlon'
....- i- ia k., t which he Is likely to nass uoon. known
x,i .xuDBK. in.uaxa ii.uwu, mu m. inu iivr - - , - -
czar has not sUfficientvmoral courage to f'P every voter In the land. ; The nomlna-
rise to the occasion and sue for peaoe "u" "l uug. rimw auupiy , VevuBe
at this favorable moment"
From the .Atlanta Constitution. '
'Uar's two sad sights- in dls worl',"
says a sable philosopher,-. One is Richest
tryln' to palm off To', en de yuther Is
Poverty on dress parade!" , - - .?- v
has no political record will be a cowardly
act; it would be hiding .behind a blank
record. v' '. j . . . -
Two Drawbacks.
' From the Denver Republican. 1
It is said D. B. Hill ''aspires to be the
Mack Hantm. of tho Parker administra
tion." There are only two things in his
way David la not built according to
tho Hanna plana and specifications, and
there isn't going to be any -Parker tuu i
rolnlstretloiv - , ' -
r Took Xlm Uteralir.
' From the Washington Times. r
7'Oood-bye, old man.. Send me a lock
o your hair." ,.-
f This Is the familiar manner a; well
known army officer stationed lit Wash
ington hasWf saying farewell 'to peri
sons who call at his office. - 1 1
A few-weeks ago a young fellow from
the Virginia mountains called on the of-
and because he Is willing to stand upon-f f icer to ask a. small, favor, which was
readily granted. - The officer made the '
youngster feel at homo, "and "bade him-
good-bye with tho customary, "Good
bye, old man, send me a lock of vour
hair." - i" ' - - ' -;.-;.-.'ii'iyx;. (
In few days the officer received a
letter containing a small lock of brown -
hair tied with a blue ribbon, to which
was attached the following note:
"Dear sir: within please find a lock
of hair as per request." '
Ke Wa Saftl Sudo. - -
, From tho Chicago New, v'.
1Are you in favor of clubs for women."
asked the female with the square chin.
"Bure," answered the old. bachelor.
Jubs, sandbags, or any old thing." -
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