TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OP INTER.
EBTINQ ITEMS.
Catmaacntt nail Criticisms Bated Upon
tha Uapptnlntra of the Day-Hletorl
cal and Nawa Not.
t.fThtie are no gatne laws to handicap
me man who bunts trouuie.
Cuba has now been libra for two
whole years, except ai to the sugar
trutt
Boston girls have broken the record
for high Jumping. Mint hare been an
extra large sized mouse.
When the Russians go Into the open
sea and sow mines they naturally ex
pect to be some distance away at har
vest time.
Any man who Is really good may
now becomo a mother simply uy pay
Ing $2 Into the treasury of the New
York Mothers' Club.
In the far Eastern unpleasantness
the mlno beneath the ware Is carrying
off the honors. The man behind the
gun Is a back number.
A New Jersey Judge holds that a
boy Is worth twice as much as a girl
Titled foreigners will take the nega
tlvi of this proportion.
Mr. Baer lets us Into tho secret tlint
the public Is going to be charged the
highest prices It cnu stand. Do you
know, we had suspoc'-d this
Judge Oaynor declares that the rail
roads are the mothers of the trusts.
rosslbly; but under the law they can-
not be compelled to give tostlmony
against their millionaire husbands.
If it la true that Russia has gone ex
tenslrely Into private executions with
out trial, the outcome of he present
war may be determined In Europe.
Still, the story may bo slightly lnac
curate. Four thousand bicyclists gathered at
a rendezvous In Boston early in May
to show that they had not lost Interest
In the sport This Is pretty good evl-
donee that the wheel retains some of
Its old-time popularity.
Some day, when the civilized and en
lightened nations And themselves with
no wars on their hands, the duty of
uniting for the purpose of blotting the
murderous Turk from the map of the
world will become paramount
Marquis Ito warns the Japanese that
they cannot win on American sympa
thy alone. Ito probably understands
that American, as well as most of the
other kinds of sympathy, goes only to
the point at which It begin to cost
money.
The late John J. Ingalls, It appears,
was not the real author of the sonnet
"Opportunity." He found It floating
around In the original Italian, and
made a translation of It And Fred
Funston did not swim the Bag Bag
river. Whither are we drifting Can
we be certain of anything nowadays?
Twenty thousand quarts of skimmed
milk a day are used In Austria for
making substitutes tor horn, Ivory,
amber and such like things. The
casein In the milk Is precipitated by a
chemical process and then mixed with
formaline. This produces galallth, or
petrified milk, a hard, elastic. Insoluble
substance that Is easily worked. The
Austrian dairy experts think that the
demand for the skimmed milk for this
purpose will be great enough to In
crease the profit In the butter-making
business by producing a ready market
for the by-product
Forflrlo Diaz will have been Presi
dent of Mexico twenty-eight years on
November 80th. And everybody ex
pects him to be elected for another
term. During all his long period of
public service he has been working to
tobllsh a stable government, and to
train his countrymen in the arts of
self-rule. Tue task has been difficult
for in his youth revolutions were as
oommon in Mexico as they now are
in the petty republics farther south.
Whenever he has spoken of retiring
there has arisen such a bitter dispute
among the aspirants for bis place that
he has each time concluded his work
was not yet done. It Is evident that
be still thinks It would not take much
to stir up trouble, for at bis sugges
tlon the constitution has recently been
amended, extending the president's
term to six years, and providing for a
vice-president Now he can select as
candidate for the second place a man
after his own heart, and train him to
the duties of the presidency, so that
whatever may happen to him -e Is
nearly seventy-four years old and in
feeble health a peaceable future for
his country will be assured for six
years more.
In new countries people change their
place of residence frequently. Not bo
ing tied down by long family attach
ments, they move about until they find
a spot that suits them. In only a few
of tho oldest American communities
art estates bold in one line for genera
tions, and the custom seems not tn be
growing. How readily Americans
"move" Is shown by the fact that
hardly two-thirds of tho Representa
tives and only about half tue Senators
In Congress were born in the States
which they now serve. No member of
either House from Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, the Dakotas, Washington or
Wyoming is a native of tho State ho
represents. Both Senators of old In
diana were born In Ohio; so were the
West Virginia Senators. Speaker Can
non, of Illinois, was born in North Car
olina, and Mr. Williams, of Missis
sippi, tho Democratic leader, In Ten
nessee. Virginia Is the largest State
represented in both Houses wholly by
native sons. Delaware, llalno and Ver
mont are the only others on the list
Pennsylvania Is represented chiefly by
native Pennsylvanlans, but New York,
among tho old Statos, shows an oppo
site tendency. In the early history of
the country men often becomo promi
nent In the politics of several States
in turn. James Shields, whose figure
stands in Statuary Hall as the gift of
Illinois, served three States In the
United States Bcnate. "Sunset" Cox
represented Ohio In Congress, and af
terward New York. George W. Jones
held important offices lu Missouri, Wis
consin, Iowa and the Northwest Terri
tory. Benator Elklns, of West Vir
ginia, was at one time the territorial
delegate from New Moxlco.
From the reports of the struggle be
tween ltussla and Japau, Ui New
York World draws tho conclusion that
"the conditions of war and those of
modern civilization are rapidly becom
ing Irreconcilable." To illustrate this
general truth by a particular example
It says: "Take the question of float
ing mines at sea. The Itusslans say
that If the Japanese ships can lie ten
miles from their coast and throw
shells Into their towns they have a
right to protect themselves with such
weapons as will reach the ships. And
lu this they are perfectly logical. Hut
neutrals arc equally logical in hold-
Ing that It Is an Intolerable Invaslou
of their rights to strew the hlgn seas,
the common property of all nations.
with deadly explosives. From this
deadlock there Is only one escape, and
that lies In tho abolition of war Itself."
As the world condemns war on prin
ciple It Is not specially enamored of
this doctrine of necessity, and, of
course, It has very little moral value.
There can be no doubt, however, that
It Is destined to exert practical Influ
ence, and that as that Influence In
creases the Influence of the moral con
demnation of war will Increase alo.
The way the two forces, the practical
and the Idealistic, work together Is
clearly shown In the history of more
than one country, writes a contributor
to tho editorial page of the Chicago
Itecord-Herald. There was a time, for
example. In the history of the United
States when the opponents of slavery
were comparatively few In numbers
and apt to be classod as sentimental
ists. Even that part of tho country In
which slave-holding and slave-trailing
had disappeared was slow to take up
the anti-slavery crusade. When It did
so, however, Us course was largely
determined by the fact that It had no
Interest In the holding or tho trading. I
and It was finally driven Into war by
the Immensely practical question of
disunion. Meanwhile, Just through
the operation of practical considera
tions, the moral considerations became
more and more popular. People saw,
tvlth n vUtnn whflt it VHI to
their Interest tn see and in time the
greater emphasis was placed generally
nnon tho moral Issue because of the
satisfaction that comes from the pro -
fe&sion of sound morals and the
credit that such profession brings. If
now. as The World sots, war has be -
come a general nuisance, owing to the
comnlexitv of the business relations
of civilized States, the vast cost of
armaments, and tho terr.bly destruc-
tlve character of modern weapons, it
will find less and less favor on prac-,
tlc.nl grounds, the moral condemnation
of It will spread, and apologists who
preach peace most of the time, but
throw In an occasional whoop with a
sublime disregard of consistency, will
cease to plead for exceptions. Nor are
we reduced to stating the matter by-
potbetlcally. For It Is evident that
both the moral and the practical forces
aro working more effectively than they
ever have before. The Hague confer
ence and recent arbitration agreements
are highly significant of the general
disgust that Is felt for war, despite
the efforts that are made to belittle
theni, and If the Japanese overcome
the Russians, the check to national
brigandage such as has been practiced
upon tho Chinese by several powers
will discourage the game In one quar
ter of the world at least
TbB Habit or Scandal.
Old Mrs. Etherldge had loved gossip
all her life, but although her ears were
always ready -for it she had schooled
her tongue to disapproval.
Nobody minded what she said, for
although she might shake her head and
utter her customary mild reproof, her
eyes never failed to express Interest
and a desire for more Information.
The one phrase which rose to her
Ups when the tale was ended had be
come M habitual that toward the close
of her life she occasionally employed
it involuntarily.
"Have you ever heard about Ed
ward" asked one of the family con
nection, moving her chair close to the
old lady's rocker and leaning over con
fidentially. Grandmother Etherldge shook her
bead and put her hand to her ear.
"They say," announced the relative
In strident tones, "that be a making a
splendid name for himself, and has
been offered a salary of fifteen thou
sand dollars by another firm, and that
he Is Just as clever as he can be, has
host) of friends there In Chicago, and
deserves them all!"
The light of pride and Joy shone In
the old lady's eyes, but custom was too
strong for her tongue.
"You shouldn't repeat it dear," she
quavered. "There's a wrong etory
somewhere I"
Skeptic and Pessimist.
Mr. Dolan looked at his visitor with
an expression of confirmed opposition,
and during the friend's argument he
further emphasized bis disagreement
by an occasional emphatic shake of the
head,
"Naw, I don't bold wld lolfe-lnsur-nnce
companies, nor yet wld savings
banks," he said, stubbornly. "A cou
sin o' me own, he had his lolfe Insured
for the benefit o' his wlddy, an' afther
all he nlvver bad one, for 'twas him
lived to bo eighty, an' her that doled.
"Wld banks It's Just the other way,"
he continued. "For thero was mo own
uncle; ho put money In tho bank, and
he kept sticking It in and sticking tt
In, In the hopes that whin old age
come be cud take It out gradual lolke
and enj'y himself; and lustld o' that
'twas him that bad tho wlddy befoore
he touched sixty-two. They're wurrk.
ed on the wrong plan, the both o' tlilni
institutions, man, and It's a wonder to
me to hear you sp'aklng a good wurrd
for 'em."
Many a man is too stubborn to ad
mit that he Is related to the mule.
Some men actually know a few of
the things they believe.
jlj Editor
OPINIONS OF QREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
A Great Work Mr-gun.
OW that J21.000.000 of tho
N
tuctit'a Irrigation fund have
certain specified projects,
what Is likely to prove to
terual Improvement work
the Ooveriiment of the
started. It Is difficult to
i matc meaning of these great works. Many ol the greatest
civilisations of the past have flourished In arid countries,
I redeemed from the desert by the artllletal application of
,,-ater. The highest state of civilization reached by the
aborigines of America was among those
gallon. Already In our own time, tho
regions i this country are those where
sary and where the desert comes back
once held when the water no longer
In most of the arid and seuil-nrld
States nature atones for the lack of rainfall by giving to
the soli great fertility, it Is well known that In years of
extraordinary rainfall tho seml-arld regions produce enor
mous crops. Under Irrigation tho crops aro uniformly
large, compared with what can be obtained In humid re
glons without Irrigation. Tho fact Is that the arid countrj
Is fertile because It Is without much rain. The fertility
has not been washed out of the soli by
of countless ages. The result Is that
to turn ou the water and take from the
shape of vegetutloli, the fertility that
the humid regions. That Is why the fertility of the Irrl
gated country seems inexhaustible. There nature has stored
her treasures for man to use; elsewhere they have been
largely depleted by natural processes.
All of this explains why an acre under Irrigation Is
worth so much more than one not Irrigated, if the Uov
eminent shall eventually redeem 100,000.000 acres of laud
It will be equivalent to the addition of several times as
many acres or humid-region land to tho national ure.i
Think of how much room for population that means. And
already the time has come when room for our Increasing
populatlon Is a problem worthy of national attention.
Minneapolis Journal,
Submarine Warfare.
HE frightful destruction which 1ms lately be
fallen Russia on tho sea resulted from the use
of the torpedo or the submarine bout Only
three of her vessels which have been destroyed
or put out of action were seriously Injured
above the water line. This fact has elicited
from Senator Hale, one of our bt-t naval ex
T
1 Ports, the declaration that tho battleship is obsolete.
" "' ruruier oonsiruc.toii 01 mote travel
'"g tora, saying unit u t.ww.uw ..mi-n m- o-i.v
1 already expended therefor Is practically so much money
' thrown away. Hudson Maxim, the renowned Inventor of
' instruments or destruction anu ueiense,
! is much reason In the position taken by
says, in the Review of Itevlowa:
"A battleship costs $0,000,000. ami
on board, while the torpedo boat costs not more titan one
fifth as much, and may not lmve one-flfUoth part as uuinj
wen on tsxird. In other words, fifty torpedo boats may be
built and manned nt no greater expense man a tiingi
battleship; consequently fifty torpedo
stroyed with all on board, in order to sink a single battle
ship, and the loss bo equal on both sides; while If two
battleships be sunk by the sacrifice of fifty torpedo boats,
the torpedo flotilla has won a decided victory. Rut It Is
probable that not more titan ten torpedo boats on nn
average would be destroyed for every battleship sunk.
This means that the present torpedo system is five times
as efficient as the battleship."
There Is no doubt tltat tho Russian and Japanese war
AGUIN ALDO IN SECLUSION.
Ills Retirement Bald to He Due to Feur
of Afcsuattlnutlon.
Agulnaldo. the leader of the revolu
tion In the Philippines, leads a life of
practical retirement In Manila, writes
William E. Curtis. He seldom leaves
bis home and Is never seen upon the
streets. If It Is necessary for him to
go to any other part of the town he
always takes a closed carriage, and
strangers who call upon him are very
carefully Inspected before they aro al
lowed to see hint. Occasionally he
visits the old town of Cavlte, about IS
miles from Manila, where his family
have a plantation, and where his
mother Is living. She Is said to be a
woman of remarkable traits and
strength of character and was his In
spiration and chief adviser during the
revolution.
Agulnaldo's seclusion Is attributed to
fear of assassination. During the In
surrection he was guilty of acts of
atrocious cruelty upon persons whose
friends still survive and ordered sever
al assassinations, particularly that of
Gen. Luna, one of bis rivals, who was
a great favorite with the public and
had many loyal and devoted admirers.
There Is also an Impression among
many of Agulnaldo's former associates
that be profited financially during the
Insurrection, while they lost and for
feited everything they bad. Tho Fill
pluo Is a revengeful and vindictive
creature, and does not hesitate to take
vengeance Into bis own hands. Hence
Agulnaldo Is supposed to bo continual
ly on his guard, and the police authori
ties would not be surprised any mo
ment even at this day, to learn of his
assassination. When he was released
from prison ho was exceedingly nerv
ous and apprehensive, and would have
preferred to remain under tho protec
tion of the military. Since that time
no notice has been taken of htm. He
has been treated like an ordinary na
tive, and everything that might oxcite
sympathy for or attract attention to
him has been avoided. He has boen in
vited to public functions llko other
prominent Filipinos, and when Gov.
Taft gave a reception to the natives
EUII.IO AQUINALDO.
IALS
Federal Oovcni
been set aside for
It may bo said that
be the greatest In
ever undertaken by
United States Is well
appreciate tho ultl
who practiced Irrl
richest agricultural
Irrigation Is nivcs
to claim what It
flows.
F
portions of tho United
the pounding rnlu
It Is left for men
arid regions. In the
has been lost In
Tho remedy lies
to becomo familiar
stand on Its own
lie
musical pap and
of young people.
brought this summer
citlonal Association.
snows rnai mere
Senator Hale. He
may havo 1.000 men
T
protcd
boats may be de
of tho
tho laborer In the
fanners this early
to their corn and
promise of good
against the blueness
Agulnaldo was never overlooked. He
seldom availed himself of theso cour
tesies, however, and has avoided
crowds and public demonstrations for
tho reasons I have given.
The police have kept him under
seuil-survelllancc that Is, they have
observed his mowments and have
known his whereabouts nt all times.
As long as he remains In the city he
Is not watched, but when he leaves
Manila they make It a point to learn
where ho goes and who he communi
cates with. For a wltllo after his re
lease they watched him closely, but
his conduct has been most exemplary.
Ho has been tempted ou several occa
sions. Conspirators have endeavored
to Interest him in their plots; San
Miguel, Pilar, Rlcarte and other "In
surrectos" have tried to secure his
sympathy anil co-operation, but he has
never responded to their advances, and
the secret service people say that he
has allowed their letters to remain un
answered. Ho has scrupulously avoid
ed doing anything that could excite
suspicion, and Is practically cut off
from all his old friends and associates.
INDIANS NOT DYINQ OFF.
AborlKlnca More Niimcrnua Tlinu Ever
Before Blnce Atnerlcu'a Hettlemctlt.
Recently Charles M. Harvey pre
pared froni tho records of the govern
ment some interesting facts with re
spect to the irrepressible coulilct be
tween tho white and the red men. He
notes tho error of early historians who
estimated tho number of Indians lu
this country nt from 8,000,000 to 10,
000.000. It has been the themo of
many a sentimentalist tho supitosed
slaughter and extermination of a great
Indian population. Mr. Harvey finds
that In tho Indian troubles from first
to last fifteen white persons perished
to each Indian slain. Ho shows from
the best information obtainable by the
government that the Indian popula
tion at tho time of the discovery by
Columbus could not have been more
than 800,000.
"Tho early explorers, missionaries
and traders," bo says, "Journeyed by
way of the scacoast, tho rivers and tho
lakes, along which tho Indians were
most numerous. In traveling through
the wilderness the whites attracted In
dians from miles around through curi
osity. The whites thought tho Indians
were equally numerous everywhere,
but vast stretches of forest and prairie
wera absolutely untenanted, except for
short times each year when visited by
hunting parties. War and hunting of
ten took the same bands of Indians to
soveral points In the coune of a year,
the whites thinking they were different
bands. Many tribes wero known by
different names to the Spaniards, tho
French and the English, and among
some tribes the names varied at differ
ent places and times. These causes
accounted for the exaggerated notions."
The last census showed an Indian
population of 270,000 outside of those
In Alaska, In 400 years, then, the
white man has reduced tho Indian pop
ulation from 800,000 to 270,000, or In
Ims disclosed n new problem for the navy to solve, but
nevertheless tt lint not yet proved tho wMrlhleMstuws of bat
tleships. None of the Japanese big and heavy armored vt
sols have turned turtle or boon put out of action, ltussla
has about fifty-four torpedo tsiats and at least four suit
marines, but she has done nothing with thorn. The Jap
anese are bmvo and daring. Tho Russians tiro timorous
and sluggish. Sv n tint under divisive dtvuinstiinoes has
not yet boon made, it would be highly rash and Indis
creet to reconstruct tho navies of tho world along tho lines
demanded by Senator Hale before the effivtlvouoss of tor
pedo and submarine lighting tt given a thorough trial.
Kamus City Journal.
School Music.
IJW persons of adult age who have, any real
musical knowledge or ability can recall their
school music Willi Interest or pleasure. They
remember that they wing sappy little songs
ibout moonlight and dreams, but the airs, If
they aro remembered at all, are rivalled only
to be laughed at.
Mr. Daniel (iregory Mason, whose grandfather wnt
really the founder of the study of music In the American
public schools, and who lias himself been closely Identi
fied with the teaching of music, has lately suggested, In the
Outlook, both the virtues tind the defects of tho modern
school music. Ills deductions mid recommendations de
servo careful study and thought.
The time is past when the utility of nunlc In the schools
.an bo questioned. Physically, mentally and spiritually It
refreshes and enriches. It Is both the most self-sufficient
anil the most general of the arts, Few persons are wholly
lacking In knowledge or appreciation of it, and to those
who have no other culture, music speaks Intelligibly and
sympathetically.
Tho troublo lu the schools and It Is worth noting that
It Is also tho trouble In the church liymntils Is the tendency
to jwy too much attention to tho words, too little to the
melody. If n song be about birds, animals, domestic life
or patriotism, says Mr. Mason, It Is considered good. The
result Is tho adoption of a lot of silly, vapid music, because
It happens to be set to edifying words.
In giving the children an opportunttj
with music which Is good enough to
feet. The folk-songs of many different
nations, much church music and the simpler productions
of the great composers production In which the melody
Is clear and dominating might all be placed within resell
of children In thepubllcschools.to tho displacement of much
the lasting happiness of several millions.
Hut this, lu Its particular aspects, Is
matter for the supervisors of music, before witoiti it win to
by a committee of tho National I.uu
Youth's Companion.
Demand for farm Laborers.
HERE is no danger of the farmer patting from
existence. He knows a good thing as well at
his urban brother, and so does his boy. lm
methods of farming may continue to
diminish the number of farm bands, but not
even that fact will work to a discontinuance
neeevslty for the farm laborer nor for
harvest fields. The fact that Kansas
lu the season are Inviting farm hands
rye and wheat and alfalfa fields, with
wages and board, Is a strong argument
which so often attacks the American
citizen when he Imagines be sees an liipourlng of the farm
er and the farmer's boy to the cities. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
tho full number of &30.O0O souls. But
this was not done directly by the white
mau. Much of It was due to tho sick
nesses and vices which camo with th
white man's civilization. A still larger
proportion was duo to tho wars car
ried on between tho tribes, theso being
made more frequent and deadly as the
white men crowded the redmen Into a
limited area and mado them rivals for
tho same hunting ground. Still, of
course, the whites were primarily re
sponsible for tho decadenco of the In
dlan population.
The Indians aro now Increasing In
numbers. Retween the censuses of 1WK)
and 1000 they Increased by 30.000. But
they are no longer Indians In tho scuio
of old, for most of thcui havo come to
tho wblto man's mode of life and are
merely an element of tho common pop
illation. Kansas City Journal.
MARKS ON MEXICAN MONEY.
Chlnrae Hunkers Put on Tlielr Heals
to Ouurautce Its Ocfilllneneaa.
As everybody knows, Mexican dol
lars circulate lu largo quantities In
tho far East, especially In China and
tho Philippines, whero banks send
largo quantities of Mexican silver dol
lars every year.
A year ago a reporter saw one of
the Mexican pesos that had been In
circulation In China for some time, and
was surprised to find It covered with
small Chinese characters, llko us many
seals. This dollar was shown yester
day to I.luug Hstui, Chlneso minister,
who explained the presence of the
marks as follows:
"The bankers, of whom thero are
hundreds In China, who receive Moxl
can dollars, affix to them their seals
to guarantee tlielr legitimacy, and as
pesos circulate and go from one bunk
to another, they are being marked by
all the banks that rccelvo Uietn. In
case the peso proves to bo Illegal, the
banker who sealed It last has to change.
It for good money and withdraw it
from circulation.
"When the pesos aro completely cov
ered with seals, they aro sent back to
Mexico to be recolued, tho expense ho
Ing paid by all Uio bankers whose seals
are seen on tho coin. It Is In accord
ance with a recent agreement But
It often happens that dollars, although
marked all over their two faces, con
tinue In circulation and tiro highly es
teemed, as the seals as bo many guar
antees that they are genuine, The de
cision to seal pesos was taken bocause
illegal coins began to circulate In Chi
na." Mexican Herald.
Away,
"I've heard your minister wasn't
very popular, but you seem to treat
him as If you liked him."
"Yes"
"Yes, I notice you send hlin away
on trips to Europe often enough."
"Of course; that's tho way we like
him best" Philadelphia Press.
Though a young man U wllllug to
lay his fortune at a girl's feet ho is
seldom willing to lay a carpet for her
after marriage.
I PANAMA A3 A HEALTH riEOORT.
ewer Hysteni of tha fit 7 la Primitive)
unit Deficient.
According to a report from Claude 0.
I'lerce. assistant surgeon of tho marine
hospital service, a herculean task Is
before this government It It It to at
tempt to clean up Panama uud inako
it sanitary, ns vn done wWit Culm.
This officer iT-porta that natural condl
lions aro Just right for tho propagation
ii f all kinds of dlHcutes, and tho na
tives make little or no effort to com
bat theni. The buildings of the old
eellon of the town aro constructed
largely of porous stone, with thick
walls, Mhlcli ate always damp during
the wet season. Ill tho newer or out
side part of the town the majority of
the buildings are wooden shuck" None
of these houses Is connected with sow
era, oonaoqiieiilly the surroundings aro
extremely filthy and littanllary. I.ep
rosy exists In the City of Panama. In
tho villages along the line of the Pan
limit railroad to Colon mid In the rural
districts. There are known canes
In l'nnnnm I'lly. There Is a collodion
of shacks known as tho Ijiztirotto, on
tho outskirts of Panama, where lepers
may go If they choose to mid be sup
ported by charily, but a they aro not
compelled to bo Isolated, cases can bo
found In nearly every part of the city.
Ilerl berl l common lit tho Republic of
Panama, reports the surgeon, especial
ly since 1N7, when It was epidemic.
Not only Chinamen and negroes are
affected, but some while men who
havu lived under better conditions
than tiro usually associated with this
disease.
Tho sower system of Panama Is
primitive and deficient. During the
dry season, wu no water ran be ob
tained for Hushing, tho drains are pine
tlcitlly filled with a stagnant mass.
Even tho newer holmes are not pro
vided with proper drains. No water
system whatever exists. Rain titer
fiom the roof during the rainy season
gives abundant supply to those that
have adequate tanks. Curls deliver tho
water to tho citizens, and are cleaned
once a mouth with a chloride of Unto
volution. During tho dry pen son water
sells for 1 rent per gallon, so that poor
people are extremely economical In lis
use, and baths become a luxury that
only tho wealthy can afford. The sur
geon thinks that with a good and
abundant water supply and proper san
itation of the city, together with tin
efficient quarantine, the heulth of Fun
nmii could be made to compare favor
ably with that of coast cities of uur
Southern Slates. Brooklyn Eagle.
"Old l'rou."
Tht Wrsthir Prophet wrltti, tud lisr
lug w rlt,
Reiiljdily hack atnoDg lilt Cloudt doth
tit;
Nor all tha cold Sarcasm of tht Press
Can lilujt-r him from thinking ha la It.
And that Inverted
Bowl
call tht
Sky
He rulet from Day to Day with varied
I.U.
I.lft not jour haudt to lilui for Help,
fur It
At little really knowt it You or II
Mvtelf, when young, did ttgerly rerun
Tha "Indlcatlona" lu tha dally ntwt
For Plculct aud for Balls; but trtr
mora Wbatv'er the promised I did aurcly lose.
I Boiiietlnir
think that utter glows to
red
The. Dawn, at
when tha Wetthcr Man
hat said:
"To morrow. Cloudy, Htavy Winds,
and Sltowtrt,"
And Sol comet out rlnlit daitllncly In
stead. Ah, Eovti! rouldtt tltou aud I somehow
roitsiilru
To grasp this Weather Bureau Schema
i-utlr
Would we not quickly get on to tht
Job,
Aud thru remold It to our Heart's Do
alral
For he no question makes of Ayet and
oes
Hut anything that ttrlket bit Fancy
goet.
vtuat otnert titiux it neither Uera nor
There,
He knows about It all Ha Knows He
Knowal
Muntey'a Magatltia,
Dlno Only When Hungry.
A prolific cuuso of chronic Indlges
Hon Is eating from habit mid slmnlv
because tt Is in en I tlmo and others lire
eating. To eat when not hungry Is to
eat without relish, and food taken
without relish Is worse than wasted
Without relish tho will vary glands do
not act, the gastric fluids aru nut free
ly secreted, and tho .best of foods will
not bo digested. Many perfectly harm
less dishes are severely condemned for
no other rcasou than they wero given
perfunctorily and without relish and
duo Insallvtitlon.
Hunger makes tho plainest foods en
Joyable. It causes vigorous secretion
nud outpouring of all tho digestive
fluids tho sources of ptyalln, pepsin,
trypsin, etc., without a plentiful sup
ply of which uo foods can be perfectly
digested.
Walt for an appetite If tt takes a
week. Fasting Is one of tho saving
graces. It has a spiritual slgnlllcanco
only through Its great physical and
physiologic Importance. It Iireakfust
Is a boro or lunch a matter of Indif
ference cut one or both of them nut.
Walt for distinct and unmlstakahlo
hunger, nnd then eat slowly. If you do
this you noed ask fow questions as to
tho propriety and digestibility of what
you eat, and It need not bo prcdlgcated!
Hygienic Magazine.
Intcreata the Nelichttora.
Curio Why do you permit the. hill
posters to cover your fence with those
ulnrlng bills
Wyso Why, it's the best thing that
ever happened. Folks who como tilon
are so taken up looking at tho posters,
lltey don't stare Into the windows, as
they used to do, to ace what the fam
ily Is about. Boston Transcript
Free Vurlutlou,
Old Mother Hubbard,
She went to tho market,
To get a nice porterhouse steak.
But when she got thero
The price had doubled,
And she hud to buy liver Instead.
Chicago Tribune,
Occasionally men are candidates, for
office becauso they cun't help It, but
usually its because tho people cun't
help It.
Haruko, Empress of Japan, was
bom lu 1N30. Shu was n daughter of
Prlncn Taditlcn n member of ou of
one of the great
nobis families from
which tho mtkitdot
are expected to
chooto their con
sorts. When tho
was 111 "ho was
brought from tho
seclusion lu which
she had been retir
ed and married to
I he Mikado, who Is
her Junior by two
years.
The Empress Is
n foremost mover
In all things Unit
tend to the nil
ancenieiit of her
I Ill-Ill. li II A 111 M.
country. Especially l she active In
all movement for tho betterment of
tho eoiidllliin of her sex. For many
years she resented tho encroachment of
the modem inodlsle, clinging tenacious,
ly to the guilt of the Occidental wom
an, but lit ISM) she yielded to tho
march of progress, and now tho gowns
lu which mIii appears nt public func
tions where alto Is to meet tho rcpro.
seuliitlves of Western cuillltrles aro
creations of tho famous dressmakers
of Paris and Istiulon. Tho Empress I
president of the Red Cross Society of
Japan, to which shu gives a great deal
of her time Just at present. Ho long ns
the war lasts neither llnriiko uur any
member of her court will spend any
money nt nil on luiurlei or amuse
ments; nil that I hoy otherwise would
have apetit tn this way will go to pro
vide comforts for the army.
: i-
John 1. Wallace, who has been ap
pointed chief engineer of the Panama
Canal, Is general tnannger of Ilia Illi
nois Central Rail
road Company and
resides In Chicago.
IIo has neeeiited
tho position, hlcli
carries n alnr of.
Zltf.OsJ a j ear Mr
Wnllaoo was Iwrnf
at Fall It I v e r ,1
l ii aw n II, I mlit,' it
Oil at MollJlliHllll-i
University, M o n
mouth. III., of joii r hailaik.
which lilt father
was founder and llrtt president Ho
entered tho railroad sen Ice In Until
lu the employ of tho Carthago and
(Jlllney Railroad as a rodinnu. and rap
Id promotions followed, lilt connec
tion with tho Illinois Central began In
ISP1, when ho was eitiploytsl tn assist
III handling tho World's Fair lransor
tatlou problem and tho general Im
provement of the terminal property of
the company.
The Rov. James Addison Henry, of
Philadelphia, chosen moderator by tint
Presbyterian (ieneral Assembly at
BufTnlo, hat been
p a a t o r of the
Princeton Presby
terian Church of
Philadelphia for
oier forty years,
lie Is the sou of
fir Kytnuics 0.
Henry, who wat
pastor of the First
P r e s b y t e rlau
Church at Crau
bury. N. J., for
thtrty seveit year.
jAllu
II1MIV.
The Rev. J. A. Henry graduated from
tho Princeton Theological Seminary In
lS'H). Ho Is a trustee of Princeton
University and n director of tho
Princeton Theological Seminary. H
has traveled extensively
For the first tlmn in n score of years
Coneral Joseph Osterhaus spent iie.
tmirlnl Day In this country. (Ieneral
Osturhaus Is less
known t It a n h
should bo In tho
country which ho
served during tho
Civil Wttr, Inas
much as ho Is Hi"
oldest living corps
commander of that
coulilct. His dash
Ing and brilliant
service gained for
It 1 1 ii the praise of
Ills superior olll
UKN OSTI niiAi s.
ccrs and after the war he was award
ed gitod appointments. For years he
was the American consul at Lyons and
now ho Is consul at Mannheim, Ger
many. His eldest sou Is commander
of tho Monterey, (ieneral Osterham
enlisted to "light mlt Hlgel," but wat
quickly promoted. After a visit 111 thli
country ho- will go to Rutin, Swltzer.
land.
Col. Augustus C. lliiell, a rclerau of
tho Civil War nud later widely known
its a war rorresiioudeiit nud author of
a stiindiiril "l.lfn of Joint l'li ill Junes,"
died In Philadelphia after an Illness of
several weeks.
Tho Truth of It.
"You hear so mniiy fellows com
plaining nhout their hard luck. I won
der what they consider 'hurd luck,' "
"Their Inability to fall Into soft
snaps, that's nil."
J.'ojii lislnu laiitle.
"(Ireat guns!" exclaimed tho absent
minded man. "I Just stuck tho lighted
end of this cigar In my mouth."
'How fofttinnto you wero In discov
ering It lit once, dear," rejoined his
good wlfo.
Whnt llld She Mcuur
Blnko When, you salt.) you would
blow your brains out If Bho didn't ac
cept you what did sho say
Bird Sho said: "Impossible!" I
don't know Just what sho meant but
somehow I illdu't llko the sound of It
Boston Transcript
Stuck Up.
Crnyco What makes Madge so
stuck up
Edythe Oh, hadn't you heard
Thero'H n gluo firm using her photo
graph as an adverllnemont, Philadel
phia Bulletin,
18.
Mr-