The Oregon daily journal., January 22, 1905, Image 27

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r THE EOWltiY PHILOSriPHEH MAKES
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Gil, USEFUf; DISCOVERIES AS TO LOGIC
Faciei
- m . - m -- : s
' - (Mr WwMi W. TtwuMl)
(Copyrlf ht, llti; by Edward W, Towns.
, BO.J
BEE." says Whiskers 4 -odder
evening to-Mr. Paul, -"dt
college prof easor out ' in Cali
fornia has Invented a machine
to do logic." j
TTT "It la a RNt sg" says Mr. Paul
Boon all d distractions of college lit
will be don awar wits da time or at
dent will no longes ba wasted la find'
; Jng out by large chunks of brain, tines
- .dat will do 'am h good when da finds
:i 'am; for ail of -dat kind of rooUgbnesa
will b attended to or machinery. It la
-av problem la higher matmatleev an-
' mate or da place In literature held by
Kata Dugleaa of da Wlggen patch, of 4
v taaais on da inner structural or aa eon
etttutlon. dat Is wanted, all da studant
has to do Is to touch a button and da
'lactrto machine doaa da rest Doaa will
...be halpful and valuable days In college
-Ufa.-. Students no longer kept by study
" from the delights of da field, records In
-v hammer - tranlng - ana hondrea-yara
' dashes -wllHelUlka-de stock market.
to da everlasting honor of aimer mater
and de ,prof eaalonal coach. ; De lad irom
de founday can den go trough hie
course ta macbino Greek and eelf-olled
-' phlloa'phy wltou injuring his eonatl
tutlon, and perform deads f Valor at
short step and center rush, while earn
'.Jng his right to be called beccelarlua
nrtlum." :"- -.-vli ;, ,x;r--- -
When Mr.' Paul got off dat last len-
gwldge J aide stepped Into da butler's
pantry, where dera was do half of a cold
bottle and refreshed meeelf for-da next
' ;. round. '.--'-. .
When J goes" back 1 da library.' end
- touches up de log fire so dat. I could
' get anoddar lino on da latest, styles in
-education, Mr. Paul was Baying. "But.
.-. sir, your eoUaga professor who baa In
van tad a machine, for to do loglo will
-never get a patent on his invention. De
.foxy mug what Invented da addlrtg ma-
-chrna was dare before nlnvPat jwas-co
. lad dat reduced loglo to cog wheels. Two
- ,Jand two make four is da begianfcg and
end of log to. and after a. man bis tolned
: dat be need never bodder bis bead wit
'' - . do wrltlngs'of da long-haired tribes Who
"-..' try to loglo it out dat wo is not, dere-'..-"
for wa isn't. What. sir. is loglcr . ;
- ,Vhamsa,- says Whiskers, 1 -"where
: - de fresh bottle? What wag y On saying,
-;t- Pa'll. - 1 ,T . . - - --'.-r- n- T
. "Logic, sir," goes on Mr. Paul, "Is de
' . ' science by which' we ' makes rules - to
, prove what wo already know. I once
- knew a studant -dat was so swift'- on bio
-4ogta'dat -hauaadJOo ,.ba sura dat no
.v knew a ting- dat was da surest' ting bs
-.--7 knew. . As f oilers, sir:- If . he stubbed
v - - bis too be would not make a holler until
he had eald. To stub de toe is painful;
- , tfa more hIgMy organised, animals ry
. when in -pain; havlqgi a tubbed .ma-toe
4.. I - am In pain, and tWlng in peinT
- Si" . boilers, -wowl' Sir. daumaa Is-now one
of da oraamenta of da book review pro
Tesslon,.and spends days of delight .in
proving .by bis favorite pfoeess dat da
popularity, of a book proVea it la de
wolat ever, and de books dat are on de
blink as sellers is de best dat aver hp-
.peneov Dat very fame man," says Mr.
" PaULaf tar making a .hole la.de top of
2 his glasa, "dat very : same . man once
. aaked ma for f 0 plunks, "What forr I
says to biro. : i .-'.u,.:.
"Do pries of a new suiUi. doaa,'
aaysha. .-yr.r' ., 'J
gwsa me a. minute,' 1 says..- No.
man deserves what he does not -earn.'
nqjria-pnajhould ask fos whst ha doaa I
fit! desep "'t y eBar aara i.Your
Oaa your db not deaarva-'am. Oe"relora
you should act t ouch- mo for t a piunka
to get a suit- of close. ' I'll aeo you
lateral says. Wall, ahvC you'll hardly
believe It ' but dat man hammered de
Ufa out of da' Wonderful -book I., wrote
"t' - ahortly after dat -'How-to Use da Nlbllo
In a Grass Hasard.' Ha couldn't have
1. , roaattid U better If he knew da dlffr
';" ence between a jjlbllo and a pork pie.
; -toglo great ting, air; but It should
'.:2riot bo. boddered wirmfter you know dat
v twe and) two mako four.'
- HcuM me me dear," saya Mr. Paul.
?Z. i Df ost people sea dat two and two make
"'; four, but mighty, few of 'em know It.
. '" .' Supposing dat I aee a snake. or a whlrl
wlnd. Wpuld X go chasing all. over do
1.lv
Most People Set Dat
J. mi
-"D Pric of -a-New-Suit.of
v Cloaer Says He. :
town saying dat . I knew a ' snakar" and
a whirlwind! - Do police wouldn't let
me." it la seldom dat a man knows dat
two and two make four- How often
woman know it X don't pretend td say,
but from mo observations, in a brief but
well-spent Ufe I dope It out dat women
try to figure' two and two into five or
tree as often do men. -,Sv;
"bis is nonsense." saya Whiskers.
"Cbames, didn't I speak to you about
anodder boUer , .. - -
On de lever ha had. - but dat was
anoddar nodder. ' But I chaaes in wit a
freah one from' de loo box in de butler's
pantry; and llataned as Mr. Paul ' gets
into da ring again and-spars for-, wind.
"Pardon mei air." aava ha to Whla-
kora. 'Lai us take a familiar example,"
no says, using aa ouoa langwudga-what
cornea to hha wit-da second bottle.. . "De
Sxampla of de ' man who "knows ' dat
etooks is low and buys Into ds market
Does hs sell out when da price of stocks
goes up? Not him. Ho buys mora of
em and gets, stung. .. -
"Blf, dat man all i bis Ufa sees dat
stocks dat go ud. a- down. Does ha
know It? No. inded. iDat i t say
ha doaan't know dat,. two .an!, two are
four. - Ha iMi-dM atocka, go up and
down, but he doean't- oven knowat
dayimual. go down 4 go-p Dey-ge
uA I dale II two: dey'll aro. down, dat la
rib!adei -We.'a-Tan- neTadd 7d6es-tw5
twos togedderf,Not in a million yaara.'
Ulna, and aoma touaand odders like him.
are chinning Into da klttr- for da auo-
port of da tree"Br four' men In all da
country dat ; know da two-and-two-la-fonr
of .Wail street-" ; - 1
Whlskera haa - been atunf In Wall
street, lately, ilka a bull . pup trying to
aonay-from .hiv-o ha -don't
ea not ting funny In da game as Mr.
Paul idopes it out and- lirA Paul coeS
around anodder block to show de 'way.
"bet u taka do caaa of a man who
la ' trvlnr to' break -Into aocletv. n
fact : dat -aoclety- haa totned de key
againat him for If it hadh't -ha wouldn't
have to break Jo -would, b enough of a
vH- -'! -
Twcfcnd Two Make Tour, but Mighty
tip dat be wasn't wanted if ba had ds
happiness to know dat two and twa
make four. De 'door is locked, Is twoi
b Isn't wanted Is anodder two. 'Can be
add doeg two twos V If ha oould add. em
he'd sea dat W four dey make la dat
folks don't make It pleasant for a man
who has broke into d(lr -frame against a
locked door. But, ho paanes up all such
loglo. Ho bores bis Mttlo holes, poura
la do powder, soaps up de cracks of de
door, "sets off do fuae. de door blows
down wit a loud axplosloa and In be
ruwhea." ' t . ,
"Dat's true," says MUa1 rannle, wit
a-llttla laugh.' "I've aeen lots get in
hiks-ast. 1 - T-
"Sura Mike," asys Mr. Paul. "Chamea.
did you pull de plug from dat pint?
Tanks. Well, when- ho gets In bo tinks
it will be ell to de good after dat A
yeggman might as wall fx pee t de glad
hand from da country- ppatmaater who
Is waiting for him wit a pitchfork after
ha gats Into da poetofflce by da manner
I has described. What does society do
to "htm r Not a tlng., Oey pulls his leg.
dey his fun wit his. wife and dhlldren.
dey sells -him a few gold -bricks, . dey
makes a monkey Of him, and has a
merry-go-round' wit him till dey. wolks
him near da bark doer, snV den he gets
de - bounce after . his kit of burglar
tools has been took away from him. All
he has. got. out of Jt is a notice. his preaaJ
gent patq for in his boroa paper, telling
?t .he wae de belle of da" ball at da
vanAmaterbulIt eotlllotw-where. for a
fact hs stood -all da evening behind the
palms,, under do stalra, and . nobody
talked to- him but de -boss -fiddler, -.who
asked him if ha couldn't sneak a cold
bottle for- da orcheatra, tinklng he was
a headquarters detective looking out for
da allver ware. All becauae" ha could
make a million dopanr where- moat men
couldn't ' 'make, yrages but' be- didn't
know dat two and two make four.-- , -"I
begins to see." says Whiskers;
"I begins sea. Paul, dat you are deal
ing In ngures of epeechJTpurfolat
two is cause, your second two la aclon.
and "your tour Is afTecTrdToparation of
causo tProducingiaffects- All da same.
I am of d opinion dat dls present bulge"
in ae market nas eome.to stay, dat It
Is permaoent".; ' - 1 '..-..., '...; n, :
Mr. Paul gives me de ' ghost, of ' a
wink' ovef his shoulder and ho says:
Probably-' so.'slr. . Da balloon 1 being
filled wit hot air want up, and dls tlma
wHl- probably . stay up, "dough: usually,
when de a4r gets -cold de - 'traction of
gravitation brings da balloon down to
art again wit a dull tud. : Did Chamea
get dat bottle you asked fdralrr'-
Of oourso roost. of doaa wolda da
gentg used don:t- mean nottlng, but
what I cope- out of do American wolds
dey used is dls: You is .seldom asked
to sit into a game of poker because da
genu who ask ybu tlnlcs you haven't
got all -da money you la entitled to,, and
day want to- make up to you what you
are abort- Dat goes; for Wall street. -r;K
, As Tor (society, at.de laat dance of de
Roaeleaf Social and Lifeaaving Club we
had Jut enough boys jia golla to make
up four sets; likewise ust enough beer
for de party aa It waa. A huaky lad
from Cherry Hill,-wo " was fond f
aancing ana oeer cnases into de halt
and -says ha waa dare for to njoy-4
evening wit na - WelV well.
Do foist ting he. asked, -'when bo
ambulance doctor had mended Milm up,
was wedder it was an explosion at de
gaah'ouse, or had bo been trun off de
Brooklyn bridge. . -- .
'r Ixtgto - la a great ting, on da Bowery
or on murray mu, sure:
X
ia Mends
T.Arthur-JJeephs. one of tha'wiVa f
tha financial center, was approached the
otntraur W.t weH known character
about "the street." who plaintively put
to him this, question: - .
"Josephs, - would you lend IS -to a
friend in dhitresT7-..-r..(;T-,:;------!'fc--
.-"I would in a minute.!' responded Jo-
sepna, "but I haven'a-got.
"Don't tell me that you haven't vnt
it" Interrupted the-', other. ' ''"I saw you
change a lit bill just now. in Eber
UneK. . " ', ,.
,"Vou did not.Jermit me to finish m
sentence," aajd-Joacphs icily. f What I
surtod to say was that I 'haven' t got
a zriena in - toe woria.
. --:v :. ;.' -
few of 'Em Know'lt.
fc krX"THB MASQUEBADER- By
I Katherinb Cecil Thurslon.
1 - Pabllo- taste is k undoubtedly
. , . '": tha moat uncertain element a
publisher 1ss. .to desl wits, A book will
often run the gamut of every well
known publishing house t finally find
recognition from one ss obscure ss the
author, but catching-tha publta fancy
makes the fortune .of - both A theme
that win bo popular today is blase toi
morrow. - This year it may ba a great
religious story like "Beit Hur." next very
likely the characters wKl step right out
nf-Bohemia-' and tha. public -gomd. o YCli
It: as wlth "Trilby." but tbsra is. seldom
Umora than one such frensy in a season.
and thla year It is "The Masqueraoers.
whlch has' outdistanced every ptber com
petitor, and heada every Hat of "most
popular books,", from no matter what
quarter it comes. H-Is the most talked
of, tooand not to have read It arguea
oneself both devoid of uftostty and ?
tlrely out of tha range qf popular fic
tion. ;,-'." -.r U .--
While if was running la "Black
wood's,.:' the oldest magaxiae In Eng
land, It probably got Us first Impetus
towards the place It now iolda, by some
one coranaring if to - "Monte Crlato."
and writing that they bad. never waited
with, such feverish anxiety for f he, end
of a story since they bd read .."Monte
Crlsto,' lO'ears ago. , -Another peraori.
with beart disease, begged for tha and
of tha story lest ho might die Without
knowing ft- Theaa letters should have
bean replied to. -with' a prescription for
a good nerve tonic for they show a dis
order of soma kind wholly out of keep
ing with the Intensity of the story,
thought' it Is one of absorbing .Interest
and has- merl 4o Justify -tha high plaoa
it nas lagan. - , - ' - - - . , v
- The plot is not new, nor Is there any
thing particularly original In -the de
lineation of character, but there Is a
truthful"' mnA conalatenry ihnut tha
tel'J"
book.
jnake. Jt a yusus
It has1 had so much reviewing that
without reading It one who keeps him
self, well in, touch with' current litera
ture knows that It Is the story of two
men," -identically - alike, who exchange
pUces and deceive- their moat Jntpmate
frfcnda.- The one maa-wealthy, -of high
aoclat position, but a morphia fiend; tha
other, poor, discouraged and feeling him
self badly treated by the world, with an
underlying stratum " of - ambition un
recognlxed UntiLiia attaias tha place Jn
the affairs of tha world ba is fitted for.
and then realises he bar reached It for
his - double. - A wife r of - oaa of. the
"doubles" addgj complication and romance!
to the story, (and brings into It some
very delicate - situations. Tho author
haa a peculiar gift of gliding over, or
ignoring, . lnsurmountaJbla ? difficulties,
and paying such nice, attention -to llttla
details that the story Is' stamped with
an atmosphere of reality, --and the
eradullty of the reader is played upon
In such a high key one arrives at tha
end of tho book without realising how
utterly lmpoasible.the whole thing would
be In real Ufa. -Tho drop at the end,
however;- la "sudden, -' for---whllo - Mrs,
Thurston brings her principal characters
to a grand finale, shs baa left an ele
ment undisposed of In the person . of
Lillian Aatrupp that In real life could
not be overlooked and would be bound
to produce sequences. -This domes so
near tha doaa ef tha book that the sus
picion" is quite excusable that -the
autbqr after, latroducing Into the-at or y
such 1, sn Interesting, ' if ' notehtlrWjr
Wbflieaamaj character,.lta--h
ca4ca-shal Bldn'tjnpwj what t dottrttl
hers-ror'- there ."coulomavB baik ba
earthly excuse for berdyIng,v-.iJl
- From beginning to end the story -has
nrc and action; there -is irio. plodding,
nothing dull or stupid, and while It is
not characterized ' by brilliant . wit- or
wisdom, and can be called almost mor
hl4atJlmeslllwayscrrlesthitjUr of expectancy that ij " Irresistible, and
has undoubtedly put In at the head of
tha 4 let of popular books and make
'everybody' sk: . "Have, you , read The
MBsquerader'Tt"'Hai'per St Brothers.
Price, Il.tO. O-:,'- . ."' ." -c,.
1 "Arbltrgtloo; and -Tha Hagua-clurt"
By Hon.- John W. Poster, fhik bock
contains a brief review of the events re
lating to arbitration up to the convoca
tion of The Hague Peace Conference; It
atatea tha circumstancea "under which
the -conference ;wsi - "called,-the- appro
priateness of The Hague for auch an
aaaambly and -the distinguished per
sonnel and spirit of the conference.,.
- The first subject discussed is the un
successful effort at a derreaae or re
atriction. of the armament of the ' na
tions, in which connection a great in
creaso of the.. American navy is dla-
lappitoved. . The arbitration convention
Is styled tha crowning work t tha con
ference; tta-neovlalona im nntMl hntf.
tha greater portion of the book latdejjt
votea io a consideration or .The HdgM
permanent court Its organisation anf
procedure, its working as shown by the
two esses which bare already been heard
and, decided, ". and - the amendments
suggested for its greater efficiency. -'
The court Is claimed to be a great sue-
caaa and well adapted for the purposes
for wnich -It wss created tha peace
ful settlement of International differ
ences and the prevention of war.
Mr. Foster has had a longer and mora
varied diplomatic career than, any other
American, with the possible exception
of John Qulcy Adsms,-and his- two
prsvlous booka have proved him the
leading authority In his speclsl field of
history.. ., Houghton. ' .Mifflin ft- Co.
Price, L ',"". -
"Bamantha at the 8t Louis Esnost-
tlon" By Josiah Allen's wife (Marietta
HoUey. Ever - alnco- the, day-- that
Josiah Allan's wife made known. to the
world her opinions and "Betsey Bob-
beta,"- she' hss kept tho nubile pretty
a ell .informed upon her-observaitnn and
opinions on public questions and events;
In general, never losing sn occasion to
msks .herself beard, and what is of far
more importance,' aecurlng' for herself
a good-slsad audleace of listeners. That
for. JO years aha could bold this atten
tion speaks more for the enduring qual
ity of har grotesque homor then anyV
thing elae. for the day of tho humorist
aiLnfl..l.hQrtMt,WDaa Of. life in lit era-
ture. . the effenveseent. bubeiing-over
qualities, so eaeential to 'wit and humor.
uaually loaa their , apontaniety-afur .a.)
rew eruption and when It begins to
laume the money-making phase tne life
bf it departs. But Bamantha ripples
right alang-aaylng Just ths aame droll
homely things thst brought her tntt
notice ss s new and fanUetle persohase
before the reading public so many years
ago. Of course there la a certain c1aa
of, readers who have sever been : at
tracted by her peculiar humor, but the
aame may be said of Mark Twain, BUI
Nye, George Ade and a score of others.
but none at them have ever been
Mo
te hold tha grip upon their admirers
that Josiah Allan's wife hss dona, giv
ing them book sfter book of the same
style snd carrying ths same characters
almost through them all. '
Those who havs never enjoyed Soman-
tha In her "temporary transitions". w-H
rertslnly not tske up this Isst. where
tne Journeys to St. Imta for a rhsnge
of rllmste for Joslsh with any Interest
or pleasure, but those who before have
James - Creelmau In New Tork World.
IN a : modeat brick' houaa on a htll
...overlooking Cornell university,
which bis clear brain- organised.
- J. Andrea Jv White, scholar, diplo
mat snd member-of ' the Haiv'.. Inter
national "peace tribunal, sat before en
open grate fire "among. -bis books and
talked about the -outlook for peace.
"The fall of Port Arthur ereatea a
situation in which steps can properly be
taken to end the war between Japan and
Kuaala." ba said. "I believe that'thU
lr a good time for an effort to seeure
peace. Japan- la in a position to show
moderation and falmeea. It Is imnrotv.
ibis that RuaU" wlir"ae another mo
ment In this war In which aha can-tso
well afford to , accept overtures' for a
termination In ' the field. The - heroin
defense of Port Arthur by the Ruaaln4
and tha great victory, of the' Japanese
ught to-saAlafy the mllltary prida of
both. nations. - This Is jtpa obvious time
for peace eegotlatlons.'t . V , . . -. ' .
wIt Is " no exaggeiatloh"" to 1 T say '""-that
Mr.-White ..is recogulxed ss one of the
foremost, of living . Americana, a man
of light and bdtng.- who. at tha age of
7l years, hah the- moral enthusiasm.
mental energy and quick candor of
youth. , . - . -i'.'-i-'"?"'''
His profound knowledge of interna
tional law and hla broad graap of tMrfTlntlmate could then ' approach each
tlternture of all Wvlllxatlon haa . been
deepened by travel and-by his servlcf
as, American ambassador to Huaala.
American minister to Oermany, member'
ofethe Venesuelan'commlealon, chairman
of the American delegation to tha Hague
peace .-conference, and In .other positions
rafltng for" learning, sagacity, and tact
It Is doubtful whether any other Amer
ican knows the Europe of today ao in
timately aa he,': ' ...j.-.J'.' ,
,'' is a slight, erect' man, with kindly,
ssrene rray. ayes, r a hlgh, broad brow;
a long, thin, hlgh-brldgeii ijoee; a mouth
of gentleneas and humor. and a- dark
beard 'sprinkled wrtth gray; There Is
. , t. r . , . It. 1 T V . . . 1
d irUS',;.7.,:
Much' learning haa failed to make a
pedant of him. He la very human and
vary-simple. ' ' 'r. :,-,-,.-.-.-f-T--About
him were the signs of his full
Ufa books, bronses. damascened arms
from oriental Kurope, pictured - aalnts
from . Rnasls. beiw a portraMLPf Tolstoi
tiealda. that of tha German, emperor;
there the painted features' of Richelieu
staring across st .tha' painted faca of
OroUus teverytblng carrying with It the
Sentiment of intarnatlonallsmf';;
iAnd through tho windows, across ths
snowy stretches under the leaf lees oaks
snd pines, loomed 'up the massive struc
tures of Cornell university, the irertloo
of Jiis genius. : '.':,'T. ; -W- L
'f Relieve that the principle 'of "sec
onding, nations can- ba. used" with great
advantage In an effort to end tha war
just now," he ssld, "It Is a. principle
contained In the articles adopted by the
Hague-conference. :It, was- suggested
originally from the American side of
ths conference. -Mr. Holla, of the Amer
ican delegation to the Hague. Jiad read
somewhere in an old magaxtna a theory
that, natlona at- war. might 'wlt,. ad
vantage ' use '. other . nations to - second
them, Just ss the principals In a -duel
employ seconda . The Idea was advanced
In the conference, and It was taken en
thusiastically. How,X Wish fhat Mr.
Holls .were allvs now, with his vigor,
energy and . unresting enthusiasm, 1 to
press upon Russia. and Japan .the- idea
which he proposed so eloquently, st the
Hague i
-Of rcouree, the aubject of this great
war In As;ajJnpt-o.najofiemalteri
wblcIrTt; waa inlen3e4 shouldbe tub-
anted to- thle I Hague trlbda TTllat
body would more: properly, have" to do
with 'thq adjustment, and definition of
details tinder a final treaty. -But it is
expreaaty provided that an offer of good
officea-by any nation to a belllgqrent
shall not be regarded, as an, unfriendly
act. , . ' --s - ..-".' T J
' ri'he- iparTfTbeKs'f,fle agreement
whlcn I think can be made operative
now (svartfcls f, which saysrs
" 'In case of a aerious difference en
dangering .the peace, tha states at vari
ance shall each choose a power, to whom
enjoyed her bomeTlfe'ln Joftes.vllIe,'sn'liri;
ber blstorlo , tours therefrom will . find
Just as much" to laugh st-lust st much
originality and unrestrained"' wit and
wisdom ss" in their first acquaintance
with hetv-lt can not be. said to- ba dif
ferent in shy. wsy, yet there creeps in
now and then a , suspicion that "there Is
a more earnest note In hsr philosophy.
a keener knowledge of human nature
and jUst a little more mature,, wsy of
looking At Ufa; but perhaps we, and not
Josiah 'Allen's wife, are growing older.
But oris tbtng Is eertalnr-rt'-hr-usr as
rich, Itf its way, as 8amantha wa when
she made her debut to the pubno and
ehowe-not the-slfghteet-disposition to
"spread out thin."-" The book is .un
usually well bound, with - appropriate
cover design, in which Bamantha stands
out "sllurln " in her well known Pala
ley shawt'0. W. Dillingham Co. Price,
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"Theodore Thomas's Autobiography."
The death of Theodore Thomas on Janu
ary 4, at Chicago, within a few weeka
of tho completion of the beautiful per
manent building for his orcheatra, lends
Unusual Intereat to the definite an
nouncement from A. C. McClurg ft Co.
that they $ava decided to bring out
their book on the great musician's life
In April of this-year inatead of "in the
fall, aa previously-stkted. This book is
to be called -'Theodore Thomas; a Musi
cal Autobiography," and will conalat of
two large volumes the first devoted to
his life work, : arid -tha-second almost
entirely to programs. Ths entire work
has been In. the hands Of Mr Thomss's
lifelong friend. George P. Upton, who
is a nlveraally known as sn authoritative
writer on muslcalsubjects, and It will
undoubtedly form ths most important
contribution: to musical . literature
brought out this year.,,. .. . " ''.
llt. Nlxietrenth Century Utopia." la
OAs of the current mSgaslnea Katharine
Holland Brown.-author of "Diane," tell
the dramatic story of ths Icsrlan- com
munity which forms-the picturesque set-frhT-eTThen6VI.
" Ickfla WaT k "MIM
teenth century - L'topls, Cabet's dream
of an Idtl commonwealth. Jtwssa
practical test of soclallamln the new
world. Mlaa Brown hss discovered the
original mot Jo of the . Icarlana, which
wast - "From esch according -' to hla
power; ta ascb according lo his naeda."
Icarla was to the visionary Frenchman
who followed, Cabet to-America what
Brook -Farm .was to the followers' of
Bmereon snd Thoresru and : New - Har
mony to the dlsclplea of Robert Owen.
In "Diane" there IS a compelling char
acterisation, df Cabet.
, "tn the Name of Liberty" By, Owen
Johnson. Tbia book,' hlrh was given to
the public aa recently as-January M,
repreeente three years of hard work
two yesrs ef the-time being spent in
Paris The scene ef ths novel in. the
French revolution, during the terror,
sad the ehsrscters sre typee of ths com
mon people rather thanthe historic
leaders. Ths love motive, y is said. Is
of a novel sort and furnishes much sU-
they Intrust the mission of entering Into I
direct communiaation with tha power on
the other slds. with .the object of pre
venting the rupture of- paclfla relations.
During tha period of this mandate.- tho
term of which.: unless, otherwise Stipu
lated, run not exceed 30 .days, tha states
ln.; conflict shall, cease from all direct
communication on ths subject of dispute,
which Is regarded aa having been .re
ferred exclusively to . the . mediatory
powers, who palijisethelr best . f-.
forts tor Settle the controversy. In rase
of a definite rupture of psclflo relatione,
thaaa powees.i remain ' charged with tha
joint duty of taking-avery opportunity
to restore pesos.' ,. i- -,
. "It is perfectly elearthht, the lan
guage doaa not exactly describe the J res
rut altuatlon. Russia snd Japan did not
choose seconds before tha war . began.
Vet it aeems -ttf-.na equally clear that
the principle expressed can ba -served by
the. choosing of seconding 'nations, now.
- Russia could choose France as her
aeennd and Japan could' choose Hie
t 'nlted States aa her second. . It seems
to ma that: these two nations arewell
suited .to tha purpoae. France and the
United States, after- oonsnltleg with
their principals and rthe': relationship
would necessarily be very frank ' and
Other snd soberly attempt . to discover
grounds for peaca. ,. . : . . . ' ..., ,
j "I am aattafied that it-thls msthod
la pursued the differences bat ween Ja
pan and Ruaala cart be aatlafactortly ad
Justei anil further bloodshed averted.
. -"The whole world la Intereated In
bringing this war to an endf -It ia not
a matter which concerns only the bellig
erent powers., It is deeply prejudicial to
and destructive of ' the '-commerce ..of
other natlona. - Besides that the world
la intereated In preventing two natlona
from , bankrupting themselves.- Pro
longed war today means bankruptcy -to
those engaged In It. : That -waa tua ce.ni-
trat Idea expresaedTiyjeint daBrocir,
whose book Inspired Nicholas' II. to eal
the Hague peace conference. It -la not
as -In-the days: when men fought, with
Javelina and lived on the country. They
could and did parry on wars for 89 years
them . ..-... ..-.' .' 1 -'. -,'-"
It Jhajtbeen suggested that overtures
for peape should come. from Russia. I
do not agree with that Idea. -Tbe vie-toriea---ef
japan have-plaeed her In a
position In which she can properly take
tha first step toward peace negotiations.
While I belleva that this Is-the proper
time for Russia to make Peace, yet her
great losses and the surrender, of Port
Arthur. natu-rally make -It- embarrassing
for her" to take the first step toward
mediation, (it would .be far lass em
barrassing If- Japan should act first
"In my eDlnloo. terms of Dears could
be arranged-without sacrlflcbig Russia's
legitimate ambition to -haveraa i lee-free
port In Asia, .as an outlet "for ber com
merce. Her great railway system . and
an the 'rights napessary to It could el so
be safeguarded. .' I have no-doubt that
Japan would agree to thla It Is not
only Russia that Is ' Interested In - a ea
outlet for tha commerce .of the Siberian
railway The' United States also has a
siibstanttaT interest In It, or .It .has' an.
Important bearing upon our Pacirtc com
merce. ' But . it must not be "forgotten
that Canada has found an : outlet for a,
large part of. her. ratlwaar commeros
through American ports. 1 ;
1t Is said that the Japanese wftl de
mand, from Ruil!t" tbe Island -of Sag
halln. In the 8ca of Okhotsk. - That
lslandg--notf-grtmt-rimportance to
Russia,1 Ahd It could be; vert wall opared.TWltte back to power.JiiLii; jn strong
i-4a-'Waew-mw-T- pnai ocrTonies.aea i
Rusiila could eaally find another placi
frVrljanLtaihLVilVu,,
la makes peace now .s He Will lose
prestige, smong Asiatics, It Is better; to
lose prestige for, 'a while thsn to go on
with a war - which . means ; Inevitable
hrftikruntcv. I do not believe ft nosSlble
forRussla to maintain- harelf jin-thlsMha' golden.. d;
atruggia for three or four years.: After
what . hsSMust i occurred the .financial
worhl wilt look very ooldly on proposals
for freah ' Russian loans. - I do - non'
underestimate the - great, resources of
Russia., but ef what "use are. resources
ILt. you take us t Trin
idad the- walking's
-bad." inquired the bar-
1 ' . . -kMur of- Turner, the
conductor on the La Junta division of
the Ssnts Fa .:..
- "Oot any collateral?1" . .
"-hese. And tha bartender pulled
out two new,- nickel-plated hammer less
revolvers. The hammerleee was a nsw
invention, snd he had bought them upou
arrival in Dodge CUy. -.
"They ost tH aplaca hs: declared.
"and ybu can keep them until I pay
tnvm uniit a . j
J, taklni the we
l them In hla- g:
rain thit night
the grip land s tar
fare.'. , , I
Turner agreed. 'and
weap-
one, gingerly placed
grip.
When hs left his train
he
took the guns from ths grl
rted
to hla hotel. Ha had never seen a ham-
merless before', snd he waa afraid bf
them. Not j daring to put the new
fangled weapons In his pockets! snd It
being dark, he carried one In either hand,
musxla down and pointed outWard so
that in case of sccldent they wouldn't
shoot him tkrough the foot While
walking in this manner" tip a deserted
street Turner suddsnly hesrd a voice
only a ,few feet in front of him call,
"hands up, and don't make a fuse about
It. either." , ..;- t -r---
"I threw my hands up, sir right."
declared Turner, telling - the j atory,
"thankful that I hsd a gun In either
band.. - Aa my hands went up I began
clawing -for tbe hammers with - both
thumbs. - But thera wss nothing doin'.
Never before In my life had I been
scared -clear through, and never alnce
have I ever experienced the awful terror
which came over me as the guns re
fused tn go oft; and I realised-thst 1
wss therje with new-f -mgled hammerlesa,
gune. which - I did . not know how to
work. The sensation . was terrible. It
seemed minutes before I , flrfally - got
those blamed cannons Into action,. and
fellow standing not five fast swsy fiom
me."
venture, heroism and strife. . Mr. John
son's' first novel, "'Arrows of the Al
mighty," was1 published three years ago
when be wee but 11 years old.
; ; , -' ''.,'- ' '
The Chroniclef of .Don Q-"1 - For .some
time t hero has ,been funning In -one ft
our popular magaxlnra a seriea of rhf.p
ters which may well be considered a
rival of the famous 'VaptSljlettlAri
Thla character Don Q Is tha ares tlon
nrmer Dead GlameKf- j
to r':-;7r t-:T:y-gsJ;s;r,j:arTT?-T-Br'gr :;. J;- a.s.-si;s-r-r,T-r-Vr7r'r;5-'j.-i''j''iw - -
of Jfc snd Hesketh Prlchard, already well
known for their irertInlng fiction
These sketches collected In one book
offers diversion ta evf ry ana wha Is
fond of an exrtttng story. . It is st once
a romance af adventure shd a stndy In
dare-dvlllry, and the flgnrp of Don J
Is a unique"- blend af sardonic humor,
courtly grace and unflinching murage
Me is in effect a modern . bandit anJ
1' ,-' ' ;.. '-.'. .
In the. belly at tha
earth!
It may ba said that Kuropatkln'a
soldiers era getting better every ty,
but so are- Oyama a, and ths surrender
of Port Arts if r rereases 0.ese Jspaneea
veterans to fight behind Uyema. . Then. "
ton, tha Japaneae army hue the feeling
ef victory, which' eounts for a good deal.
Tha unexpected may happen In the war '
on land, and the Ruasians may count on
that but tha unexpected Is aa likely la " '
favor Japan, as It baa in tha past, "
"Tha one thing which msy stand In .
the way of paaoa negotiations brought r.
bit by seconding, net tana like- Pramr-
ami the. t'nlted Statea fm the count fl ef
Lhot-headad military men In Ruaata, They ' v,
If tbey are still
are imeiy to insist that.jtuaaia cannot .
afford to consent to peace' until she has
restored har military prestige by soma v
great victory. 1 say again, that this . v
seems to me the moat favorable moment
for peace that Russia Is ilkely to sea In
the wsr. - I take It thst Japan will avoid v
any nvortat- blow to - her ' navyn Her 7 ".
army Is In-blah spirits, Sha may move- ' '
bit VUdlvoatok. " f(o one can. gay- what : i
fj'rsh damage she may do her enemy. V
. "Ths . suggestion that-there is likely., -to
be a revolution n Russia aee ma to
me to be. abeurd. There Is no middle -
class there to riaa against mls-rtile;
tnothlng but. ths peasants on the one -
side snd tha army oa the other.- Rueela -. -
khaa stripped har peasants to tha bone, ,.
j'They -are; helpless srtd tlnert, ' Instnl ,
leKrlsing sgalnat the government,, they.'
ara groTa likely to almply 11a down .and-
die.: It la. much mora probabls tha tha '
reslstaaoa to army" oonscrlptloiv-i in ; , '
Poland and Ifln land will Jncreaee n
gravity. ; .i-':.':.'::i:-':''..: 1 .-.',';', '.:-k--v
.'Russia 'hss much to iraln' by piraoa .
Just now. and much to lose by a cmitln-
uation of tha war. ' Sha wss to btama ' V
for- tha wsr.- Japan waa resdy to stib- I
mlt tho. dispute to- arbitration. Tho !
cssr wss badly .advised. J. Alexelff, tha -mosf
sinister figure In the whole, scene,
went to Japan, and, as Russian viceroy
In tne" east, adviaad the car that it ha
Japanf wsreTmubmlsslve paopleTWho '
had.no thought of war, Russia wilt
have'enough to do to make her people
mora' homogeneous and - develop . her ; -great
internal resources. T ''"' '.-.'-
"It was a bitter pill for Russia, to re-
lira from Manchuria, , but. better that,
than ..further . Jdlaasterv..a'd -- pajt tonal r .
bankruptcy, j Talk . about the 'yellow
peril 1'- Wa might mora'profltably -dls- --
cuss the -Rilasian peril.. Thai hss beet
the shadow' In Asla I da not believe -that
the presenca of Japan oii tho '-
Aeiatlo mainland -will be a menace ta
peace. ' On the contrary", I believe -that" '
It will Ttrangthen tha prospect of peace, " r
"After this war.Jt will be a long tlma
before any. nation will -venture to - en- -croach
- In Asia Nor will "any? nation -lightly'
rlek a quarrel with Japan. - All 1
that will . make for .peace.. . Evan tha
United States will be a little more polite'
to thevspanese In the Philippines rsnd '
Hawaii. , That . too., trill maka for ;
tfcannot aee that Russia la In a leas
favorable position for accepting peace- '
overtures after the fall of Port Arthur
than aha wss after the fall of Ssbasto ' .":
poll and it is certain that Japan, la thla -
Pi Victory caoftflrd tn U aiaUr. -ate'lrt
. her terma A continuation of
tha war would, be madness when (Uie .
means for peace ere plainly In sight I
hive no doubt' that . Franca and' the "
United : States ' would gladly serve ss
mediatory -seconds . f or Ru'sala'-and
Japan.-.. . .- - -.-'-'--..
m will bs f ortunte for Russia If It S
trd-h4t th. cxar haa,really called De
eno Banemtnmtr, nut tna Ktissian sy-'
tern Is so slipshod and so full bf Jealous
consairsjcles pot t -- say t': anything "
atlout cdrruptlon fhat tha palace cliq$l 11
In St Petersburg ia ttkely to iremd af -
Jilm at any - moment. 1 Poor De- Witta
After arraightehlng -qut tha finances jof
ine empire ana accumulating such a sot--
plusthst he had a right' to expect thst .
rtrng 'to"- his
I country,- ba had- to stand, aslda and 'see
Uhe results of his work kwept away by I
tho ... incompetents - whnr succeeded to 1
power.-" I have great faith in-pe Wltte,
aim if- the csar haa-reaHy railed him. to
his side.it Is' a hopefurslgn."
"He must have been a dub ef a holdup"
man," declared an old plainsman. - -
"Weil, I. emptied both guns at "blm as
faat aa I iould. and being something of
a 4 shot. I 'waa utterly paralysed when
nothing' dropped, Apparently my fusil
lade had bUj nothing. The fright I -had
felt When I didn't find tha hammer
gave way to utter disgust st what I
supposed wss loss of nerveTiaod X took
good aim:" and .threw, first one of tbose
blamed bammerleaa guns . at blm and
thsn the other one. Both hU him fslr
snd square, and yet be didn't drop. 'If
you're the devil himself, I shouted. I ll
get you with thla one, and I pulled my
own forty-four. .'.;'- .,
"Before I could use It a voice called In
frightened tones: 'For God's sake. Tur
ner, don't shoot any mora Where In tha
world'did you get that arsenal r
"Thereupon fl fellows rpsa up out
of the ditch, and I saw for the first IJma
thst -1 had been ' ehoottng at a post,
dressed up Ilka a rosn." '
1 "Pretty good . Joke," commented tha
plalnaman. ( , .
,MOn the other fellowa." continued tha
colonel, "It appesrs they had been dis
cussing various men ss ta their game
nesa 'Some allowed J wasn't tha real
slug. Just a bluff, you know, and so
they rigged up thaf game ta try ma on t.
Dan Canfleld afterward admitted -that : ,
before m,y aannonading was over th-y ..
all thought they were dead men. Va
didn't suppose there were aa many guns
In tha whole world,' he said." --; :. .."".'';
,.;'-.". - Me stead 'ths Papers.
."Well.'" queried the' president of tha i
vlQagW bank, as ths cashier entered his ,
private office. - v - . -Vj
... '."I-adv outside wsnts tojiorrow SSIeV .
000." ssld the cashier.; "Sha, hag a
note" ' ' . .. '- . :
"Nothing dohi," Interrupted the" presl- "
dent, aa he lighted his pipe with a loa
Carnegie'e nofs, -tell
Janitor of the library."
er to sea
the
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Judgs Poler $. Oroaseup, of the 1'nited -Statea
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Just bewn demurred from before the.,
supreme court at Washington. idftns "
bis position regsrdinc eovporoilons In
tua Tebcuary Mettusea- H -.-aay-n
"Against corporal Ions as corpora tin I
hays no enmity, Modem rivllla-itlnn re
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with suggestions-for ft-vural reg-lslis
of eorporatlona ','.
An editors nets "stales thai J'--4-
Oropsonp. wben offered several I
hla Judicial salary to bc.,r- a '
for . the Northern lUciirl' '
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tevt the inleff t
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