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the JLimes
Several other things besides collegia
football need reforming.
It begins to look as (hough beforo
long Dr. Cook can't belong to anything
except church. ,
"Cost of living" mar bo tno Pa"
tlently. It U what It costs merely to
exist that hurts.
Hntlcy'a comet has thus far been
overlooked as a cause ot high prices.
Vhy this oversight!
Tho digit ot 1910 add up 11. This
indicates that the prlco ot Ico will
advance next spring.
When times change men and women
should cbango with them. Living In
'be past Is a lonesome lite.
A century hence It may bo possible
to pick up a newspaper without find
ing therein somo reference to Rockefeller.
Terhaps that mathematical boy won
der can help somo by reducing 899,
999,999 causes for high prices to 57 un
derstandable varieties.
Dr. Cook's own Arctic club has
bounced htm. It appears to bo a repeti
tion ot the old story ot the serpent's
tooth and tho thankless child.
New York playwright became craxy
after finishing a vaudeville sketch.
Ills case was remarkable chiefly be
cause the Insanity developed attar.
Ono of tho New York managers says
there are too many theaters In this
country, but the ono-nlght-stand player
will stick to tho theory that the thea
ters are too far apart.
Dut before Congress can do much
about the cost of living most ot the
Congressmen will have to deliver some
impassioned addresses to be read by
tho folks back homo.
Mr. Morse says he Is tho victim ot
"tho most brutal sentence ever pro
nounced against a cltlten ot a civilised
country." Mr. Morse, therefore. Is a
martyr. Kindly heave a sigh for him.
France Is far from being tho child
less country that some writers picture
it. The recent census shows no fewer
than thirty-five thousand families In
that country wWch rejoice in ten or
more children each, and over ono and
ese-tourth million families having at
'east five children each.
Both Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Fargo will
have new gowns at once. The stock
shares ot the Wells-Fargo company re
cently rose from 519 to 560 In the mar
ket, following the distribution ot a
dividend which showed a profit ot 300
per cent on $16,000,000 of capital
some ot which Is actually Invested.
The composite character of the
American people to-day could hardly
be shown In a more striking way than
by the fact that a leaflet In ten dif
ferent languages has just been au
thorized by a clothing-makers' union.
In order to inform Its members ot
present conditions In the trado and
the advantages of organization.
Not even the strenuous attainments
ot "advanced" and "emancipated"
womanhood can smother the blessed
instincts of sympathy and pity In the
feminine heart. When an athletic
Chicago girl caught a burglar In her
home the other night, she first over
powered him single-handed, and then,
listening to his pitiful- plea that ha
was driven to crime by hunger, gnve
him a square meal and set him freo.
Cleveland school children bid fair
to become the champion spellers ot
the country. They are required to
learn only two new words a day, or
ten words a week. At the end of
every eight weeks they are tested' In
a spelling bee, and almost every child
spells all the words correctly. This
system Is based on the truth enunci
ated In the chorus of the song, "Every
little bit added to whst you've got
makes a little bit more."
If Swinburne used a rhyming dic
tionary and thereby became a great
poet, as has been recently alleged, It
Is a pity that many of the embryo
poets ot the present day could not be
supplied with the same brand of rhym
ing dictionary. For, whatever the rea
son may be, there Is at the present
day a dearth of genuine poetry. There
is much rhyming, much bright dog
gerel, and occasionally ambitious at
tempts at blank verse, but the results
of the latter are usually dreary. Few
modern poets, but Walt Whitman, ap
pear to have possessed strength
enough to make unrhymed metrical
lines a vehicle of expression. The age
needs a great poet. In the past 50
years the leading nations have devel
oped virtually n new civilization, a
sew morality, new standards, a new
sociology. What a great field lies be
fore a poet with genius enough to be
to this age what Homer was to tho
ancient world; what Virgil was to the
Latins; what Dante was to the me
dieval thought; what Shakespeare was
to the Elizabethans, and what Tenny
on was to the Victorian age. The
poets ot tho past, with their wonderful
psypfclo powers, antlciuated modern
development along many lines: nut
there nro Ideas evolved from modern
Inventions and discovonle-s, from eco
nomic and polltlcat development, and
from sociological changes, that the;
never could havo thought of, and that
nro groaning to bo delivered In ado
quato poetic expression. There Is nlsc
a morality higher and finer than nny
thing conceived ot in tho past, Inas
much as It embraces tho wholo human
brotherhood. Thero were beautiful
theories ot liberty In ancient arid m
dloval times, but tho body politic rest
ed upon a system ot slavery that gav
osly tho favored few leisure for In
tellectual development. Tho univer
sality ot human rights Is a conception
whoso full poetic meaning could tx
embodied In Immortal vorsd only by a
man ot the ago that has seen It act
ually wrought Into human Institutions
JMSrUTED DA VINCI HOST.
Leopold II., who died recently nt tho
ago ot 74 years, was tho second king
of tho Belgians. Belgium became In
dependent In 1SS1, when It separated
Itself from tho Netherlands and elect
ed tho prince ot Saxo-Coburg-Ootha,
Leopold's father, as Its first king.
Since that ttiue tho kingdom hns
grown and prospered. With ono-quar-ter
tho area ot tho stato ot New York,
It contains about the samo population
There Is an average of one person for
every Inhabitable aero In tho whole
country. The growing density ot popu
lation early attracted tho attention ot
Leopold, and ho began to look abroad
for an opportunity for colonial expan
sion. After Stanley had failed to In
terest Gladstone, and through him
England, tn the development ot tho
Congo basin, Leopold sent for the great
explorer and gave htm $250,000 toward
the expenses of his expedition of com
mercial Investigation In the Congo re
gion. The Congo Free Stato was
formed as a result ot the report which
Stanley made, and Leopold becamo Its
protector and practical owner. In I90S
he turned over to Belgium his rights
In the state, and It Is hereafter to bo
governed by tho Belgian parliament
Great abuses marked Leopold's admin
istration ot the Congo State, and his
reign will be notorious for them; but
the fact remains that ho was the only
European monarch willing to assume
responsibility for tho attempt to civil
ize that part ot Africa. At homo the
king was a constitutional ruler In the
most democratic kingdom In Europe.
He was active. In co-operation with
Belgian capitalists. In developing the
foreign and domestic trade of tho coun
try, and was long regarded as a type
ot the modern man of affairs In public
life. In his private life the dead king
seemed to be devoid of moral sense,
and outraged atl the decencies. He Is
succeeded by his nephew, Albert, who
Is loved by the Belgians because he
possesses thoso moral qualities which
his uncle lacked.
,ttfl
Papers peopiX
Li
Own Voar Oirn Mind.
Hare you ever considered the possi
bility of doing this? Ilemcmbcr that
living In a rented mind, furnished
with opinions bought on tho Install
ment plan, nerer offers any induce
ment with It for the future. Not only
this, but you are not saving up any
thing. The advantages of owning your own
mind will be apparent at a moment's
thought.
In the first place, you come to tako
a personal Interest, which you do not
feel when It Is owned by some one
else. Then again the natural Increaso
In value redounds to your own profit.
You havo no one to dictate to you as
to the inside furnishings and decora
tions. Besides, It makes you more
particular with regard to what you
put Into It. It you lire In a rented
mind you don't care much. You will
drive nails In the walls and get gener
ally careless about it. But when you
own your own mind you are constant
ly going about picking It up. You
tako real pride in It.
Be It ever so bumble, thero Is no
place like a mind that you own your
self. Life.
Coo Ulnar Viiur Goote,
The phrase, "III cook your goose for
ypu," originated in this manner: Eric,
king 'of Sweden, coming to a certain
town, besieged It, but, having few sol
diers, was obliged to desist. Tho In
habitants in derision hung out from
the walls a goose on a pole. Later
Eric returned with re-enforcements
and in reply to the challenge of the
heralds observed that be had come "to
cook their gooso for them" and pro
ceeded to storm the town and make It
hot for the Inhabitants.
A Hportlnit Clinnee.
"Ill teach you to play at pitch and
toss!" shouted the enraged father. "I'll
flog you for an hour, I will!"
"Father," Instantly said tho Incor
rigible as he balanced a penny on his
thumb and finger, "I'll toss you to
make It two hours or nothing." Cas
sell's Journal.
Appropriate Tendency,
"How does Jobblns expect to do this
yearr
"His business outlook Is a grave
one."
"WbyT Is he In trouble?"
"No; he's an undertaker." Balti
more American,
Hut a Sound On.
"Why did the Smyths go home so
early?"
"They gave a very bald excuse."
"What was it?"
"The baby." Baltimore American,
The man who gives his business
proper attention has but little time for
elde Issue
!1r riinliv who was rcsmmslblo for
tho purchnso of tho ' Leonardo da
Vlncl wax bust" thnt has aroused so
much controversy, Is tho director of
tho Kaiser Frlcdrlch museum, Berlin,
and It was for that Institution that tho
work was bought for $40,000. Dr.
Bodo Is as firmly convinced that tho
bust 1st. In virv truth, tho work of
Leonardo as aro certain others that it
la tho work of It. C. Lucas, tho British
sculptor, who nourished In tho middle
of thn nlnntrnnth ronturv. Indeed.
tho mora tho doctor oxamlncs tho
bust tho more certain ho Is that It Is
a genulno early sixteenth century
work.
BASHFUL STANLEY.
till Ileeponae to n Jtpeeeti t Kulom
At n Ilanquet,
William 11. Illdclng telts In Mc
Cluro's Magaslno ot a dinner ot tho
Papyrus Club In Boston at which Hen
ry M. Stanley, the oxplorer, was tho
guest ot honor;
"Whether ho (Stanley) sat or stood,
he fidgeted and answerod In monosyl
lablesnot because he was unamlablo
or unapprcclatlvc, but becauso ho
this man ot Iron, God's instrument,
whoso word in tho field brookod no
contradiction or evasion, ha who do-
fled obstacles and danger and pierced
tho heart ot darkness was bashful
even In tho company ot fellow crafts-men,
Ills embarrasreuent grew when
after dinner tho chairman eulogized
him to the audience. He squirmed
and averted his face as cheer after
cheer confirmed the speaker's rhetori
cal cbulllenco of iiralae. 'Gentlemen,
I Introduce to you Mr. Stanley, who,
etc. The hero stood up slowly, pain
fully, reluctantly, and, with a gesture
ot deprecation, fumbled tn first ono
and then another of his pockets with
out finding what he sought.
"It was supposed that be was looking
for bis notes, and mora applause took
the edge off the delay. Ills mouth
twitched without speech for another
awkward mlnuto before, with a more
erect bearing, he produced tho object
of his search and put It on his head.
It was. not paper, but a rag of a cap.
and with that on bo faced tho com
pany as one who by the act had done
atl that could bo expected of him and
made further acknowledgment ot the
honors he had received superfluous. It
was a cap that Livingstone had worn
and that Llvlngstono had given him."
A Curloua Hxperlenr.
Lombroao, tho famous Italian crimi
nologist, onco had a curious experi
ence. He was In a printing offlco cor
recting the proofs In his "Delinquent
Man" with the chief render when on
reaching a pass which dealt with a
young man who. Impelled by Jealousy,
had stabbed his fiancee, he ntado a sur
prising discovery. The proofreader
was this man.
"Suddenly," Lombroso said In telling
the story, "ho ibrew himself at y
feet, declaring that be would commit
suicide It I published this story with
his name. His face, beforo very gen
tle, was completely altered and almost
terrifying, and I was really afraid
that he would kill himself or mo on
the spot. I tore up tho proofs and for
everal editions omitted his story."
Al the Dnrktotrn Culture Club.
Chairman (Including an 'address ot
Introduction) An' now, ladles and
gentlemen, I hab de honor of prescntln'
to dls audience do speaker of do ebon
Ing Prof. Johnslng of de Westvlllo
seminary who will proceed to define
de Indefinable, depict de ludeplctable
and unscrew the unscrewtable. Life,
A Frequent Iulncerltr
"The man's own words provo him a
orevarlcator," said Mr. Quibbles.
"In what way?"
"He writes me an insulting lettei
and signs It 'Yours ' Respectfully.' "
Washington Star.
Tlefore Uleclloii Out West.
"Our ticket Is bound to win In Fro
n Dog."
"All over but the shouting, oh?"
"All over but tho shooting," explain
ed the native politely. Louisville Cou-"ler-Journal.
Tlie Wruuk I'nrly,
BUI Congratulations on your mar
riage, old man.
Will Congratulate my wlfo, old
boy; she got tho best of men. Har
vard Lampoon.
A IlruKuiirt,
"Pa, what is a braggart?"
"He's a man, my son, who is not
afraid to express his real opinion of
himself." Boston Transcript.
Itlcbes have wings, but poverty bob
bles around on cmrr.hwi
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aMFT SOCIAL LAW WORKS' BY-PRODUCT,
lly Dr. Frank Crane.
Certain chemical combinations of two sub
stances prolines n third. Hydrogen and oxy
gon Joined together bring fat tit wivlor. A
certain metal brought Into contact with n cer
tain acid generates electricity. Throe are
physical laws that no one thinks of disput
ing. Thero Is no chamo or hit and miss or
probability about them. Also, that two and
three should make any other thing than five
Is unthinkable. The cosmic spiritual laws are Just as
nccurato as tho physical laws, That sin brings sorrow
la every whit as Inevitable as that starch In digestion
brings sugar. Now, there Is a certain spiritual stuff
called graft. It Is a by-product of tho social law works,
Tho only way to get rid of graft Is to abolish the cause
of graft. Tnku the copper out of I lis blue vitriol and
tho. electricity will die away. Either make laws that
represent the sentiment of the people, or elect officers
that know nothing but to enforce tho hlRhly moral laws
wo now havo.
Wo will do neither. Graft will grow rlRht along. Oc
casionally when, some peculiarly atrocious crime is com
mitted, or when tho grattsiiien havo a quarrel among
themselves about tho spoils, we will havo an eruption,
But tho pus Is In our system all the worse when there
is no eruption.
Htas-spa
CHANGING OUR STYLE OF T1UNKINO.
lly Ada May Krccker.
Our millinery modes come from Paris, but
our fashions In thought flow chiefly from
Prof. James. He Is the philosophical Worth.
He seta tho Intellectual styles. When ho
says pragmatism, other folks say It, too.
They do not feel mentally clad until they are
wearing some pragmatic Idea. Everything
Is measured to the standards set by the prag
matlsts. Anything else Is unfashionable and
debars from polite society. In tho days ot military
civilizations consciousness was military. Our language
Is still steeped with martial terms, reminiscent of our
ancient belllcoso habitudes. In tho era of tho chase we
bad a bunting consciousness, as our psychologists In
form us. And In Its memory we still use phrases llko
"the pursuit of truth." Nowadays wo are developing
a scientific vocabulary. When we wish to express our
feelings about a thing the erudite portion ot us speak
of our "reaction" 6n It
After sdenco has run Its course, and after prag
matism has been popularized, and after some yet un
born mode of thinking has developed, and established,
and become obsolete, then who knows but that the old
fashioned Bible Christian, nowadays growing Increas
ingly antiquated, may find his little- 1'urllnn Krrdtlef
and small clothes coming Into favor and setting the
fashion?
LAW OF LOVE HIGHEST IN HUMAN LIFE.
llv Count Lou tohtol.
In atl the religious teachings of tho ancient
world- In llrnhmaitlsm, Buddhism, Taoism
and Confucianism, ax well as In tliu ImcIiIuk.
or Greek and Itoiuan sag, alongside ot tlu
confirmation of the power of tliow who rulu.
by force -another teaching was always ux
pressed In various ways, the teaching that
mutual love Is the best means of uniting
mnii. liir It ilrti t tin tn the sreatssl blessed
...... M'tint tlimisht has been variously ttXlUMsrd, Slid
with various degrees of clearness, In the different Ksst
om teachings but 1,000 years ago It was itipressoii
with striking clearness and dcunltetirs In Christianity
i,ri.tti,niiv imwpii mrii not inertly that luvo Is a
means of human Intercourse which gives happiness, but
I . .. ..... ..,. ,. ,1.. 1. 1. 1.... I.U. , nr..
am) Ilia l iujo i mo uiiiv "
All the penplit of tho wurld, though tlioy do not yet
acknowledge the law of luvu In Its full moaning, already
feel the Impossibility of continuing: to live imw.llug to
the old law of foice, and SfW a basis tor their mutual
Intercourse more accordant with tho spiritual growth of
humanity. And thero Is only one such bails, and It
was announced thousands of years ago by tho world'
best men.
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MAKING COAL MINES SAFE. .,.
lly P, J. fliidulrt.
Coal mines should bo made as safit, In my
oplulon, as our modern office buildings, by the
usa ot steel construction and reinforced con
crete, Had tho Ht. Paul mine had an eUvator
sbaft, or asveral of tlioin, wallnd In with re
inforced concrete walls and Iron stairs tad
Ing from tho lowest level to tho surface of thot
earth and several elevators In oach shaft, lu
addition to several smalUr air shafts with re
inforced concrete walls, having also Iron stairs leading;
from tho lowest level to the top, then undoubtedly all
tho men In tho mine would have beon saved, And had
there been reinforced concrete pillars or posts ot thn
same slso as tho woodeu ones used which would prob
ably havo cost but little more than wooden one there
would havo been small opportunity for a tiro,
I am not a miner or an engineer, but It seems to mt
that with the proper number ot air shafts and fans oC
sutnclent power no black damp or gases could accumu
late In sufficient quantity to do any Injury. And with
several stairways and slevstors for use In case of emer
gency few msn would lose their lives, I hope tho laws
compelling such construction of mines will bo forthcoming,
The Canceled Debt
ArtrfWV
I was standing with my back to the
fireplace, glancing at tho headlines In
the oventng paper. Suddenly I laid It
down, and looked across tho room to
sfhero my wife sat at her writing table,
addressing Invitations to our forth
coming at-home.
"1)1," I said, "I want to speak to
you,"
"Ono moment, Jack," sho answered,
without looking up. All her life Dl
had expected to be waited for.
"I'm sorry to Interrupt you, Dl," I
said slowly, "but what I have to say
is important."
"Has Charles given notice, after
alir
She looked up quickly as sho spoke,
her pen held over the Inkstand.
Charles as my man.
"Charles will havo no further oppor
tunities of giving notice," I said. "Tho
fact Is, wo'vo como to the end.
" "To tho end?" Dl repeated with a
puzzled frown.
"Absolutely." I repllort firmly.
"I don't understand," sho exclaimed
petulantly, blotting an uuvellpe. "Tbu
end of what?"
"Our monoy."
"Can't wo retrench?" sho said ab
sently.
"My dear girl," I said .firmly, "It's
not a question this time of giving
fewer dinners, or even selling tho motor.
It's a question of-selling everything."
"Jack!" sho cried In dismay, I had
her attention at last.
"I'm awfully orry, Dl," I said
tamely. .
"It's rather futile to bo sorry, Isn't
it?" she remarked, with careless cruel
ty. "It's done now."
"Perhaps It Is futile," I rotortod.
But It seemed the correct thing to
say."
"We haven't spent much time latoly
In saying the correct thing," sho said
with n short laugh. It 'was not a pleas
ant laugh. Unfortunately, It was grow
ing moro frequent ator flvo years of
marriage.
"Look hero, Dl," I began hurriedly,
"we'vo mode a most Infernal muddlo
I'm sorry."
"Ob, don't npologuo. I qui to agree;
It Is a muddle."
I bit my lip. Her face woro an ox-
presston I hatod to sco. Sho was too
young to bo cynical.
"Dl." I said oulckly. "thero oughtn't
to be a muddle. It's only because wo
each go separate ways, and thoy hap
pen to bo rather expensive ways."
"No moro oxpcnalva than other peo
ple's," she replied.
"Perhaps not; only other people mny
manago to pay for theirs; I can't," I
said dryly.
"How long have you Known iuiit"
"I didn't know till this morning thnt
things wore hopeless,"
"You must have known something
beforo this. Why didn't you tell mo?"
Since sho asked for tho truth, sho
should havo It.
"I didn't tell you, Dl," I said slowly,
"because In tho first place, I was a
fool; and because, In tho second placo,
I thought that In tho midst of your
bridge and dancing, and and flirting,"
I hated myself for saying It when I
saw her wlnco, "I thought that you
wouldn't understand."
Five years before, wo had spoken
exultlngly together of tho perfect un
derstanding between us, Dl was mak
ing aimless Utile lines with her pen.
"Well,te'vn had our day, like the
dog," sho said shortly. "What do you
propose to do, now It's over?"
"1 shall go abroad, anywhere Can
ada, probably and work," I said reck
lessly. Dl laughed. Perhaps It did sound
ridiculous,
"My dear boy," sho remarked slowly,
"rather preposterous, Isn't It? And
MMkJm
I HAD IUU ATTENTION AT LAST.
might I ask what sort of 'work' you
proposo doing?"
"Any sort." I replied, still more reck
lessly. "I am strong enough, and
young enough."
"And what do you proposo that I
should do?"
I hesitated. The pink shade ot tho
otectrlc lamp shed mi nllurlug softness
ovor her wlilto dress and ifcillcs-teofo-flle.
Sho looked eminently 'srnfi;
"I had thought of n enifrk4we
tho river," I answered,
eyes.
Sho mndo no reply,
certain summer afternoon
backwater, ana of our
n. riverside cottniro. I
her; sho was studying tsjX &J
pen, ana tncro was n hi
her dear faco I had not-'Utiieforo
Perhaps sho also rcmombepstl sit sum
mer itftornoon, ' 'ltty
"You soo, Dl," I sald'!jny-aBy.
thing to tako that look ffo,lMKjrMy
"you soo, as soon aa thMutS'
you might como out; or wa
clde to llvo somowhuris
contlnont. I've been wo)ru
tppm
I'4MtrHC'0l
i'A TMWAS
VSTstfB
$9
Hswc'on
jWtor
safcide-
VS, all
out, and I think we, can manago to
keep Henrietta."
"Oh, of courso I couldn't possibly do
without llcnrlclto horo," sho said
slowly.
I looked up; something In tho ton
ot her voice struck me. Hlio could not
mean-? But, no that, of course,
was Impossible.
"I'm most awfully sorry. I wish
you'd bellovo It, Dl," I said again awk
wardly; "It seems so much mora stu
pid when wa both know that If we had
only pulled together, It needn't havo
happened."
"My dear Jack," she exclaimed In a.
hard voice, "for heaven's sake don't.
say you nro sorry again. Kverytbtns
In this world has, to bo paid for, even
tho mistakes, and thoy are apt to bo
expensive It's one of tho little sweela
If life. Unfortunately, our account for
mlstakos has "
"Hun on for flvo yars," 1 Inter
rupled dryly, "and Is not paid yet"
"Wo shall llvo through It. no doubt."
she said shortly, "you In Canada I In
that riverside cottage with llenrletto
Tho arrangement Is quite admirable,;
sho added, with a slight movement ot
her hc.id.
"I think It ought to work all rlxht,"
1 rejoined, with a forced cheerfulness,
I knew It would not
Dl looked up. "You will, of course,
bo traveling for your health." slut said
satirically. "1 shall bo hadn't It let
ter bo something of the samo sort. say.
a rest cure?"
"As you like. I'll leave It to you to
put a good faco on our movements." I
said, looking across at her.
"Then It's all settled, Dl." I said
with n qulek algh. "Wo shall Iwlh bo
busy, I suppose. There'll be the salir
to arrange aloiit later on. tat mo
know any wishes you may havo nbout
It, won't you? I'm going to tho club
now." She was still sorting her letters, ami
I wanted somo sign that sho cared,
that sho was sorry. "), can't yoit
speak, can't you say something"
Sho kept bar back to me, and was)
perfectly silent.
I walked to tho door, and then
paused.
"Then there is nothing moro to bo
said?" I asked, with my hand on tho
door knob.
"No," sho said slowly "no, therp'a
nothing moro tn bo said except" with
a quick movement she switched off tho
elcctrlo light on tho tn'blo, and turned
to me with n little snh "oxropt that
I'm coming with ybit to Canada,"
"DIP I cried Incredulously.
Our flvo years' account was paid, afb
or all-M. A. P.
Mlerurr I'erlU,
"A great deal hat you soo n print
nowadays, Is dangerous and mislead
ing," said tho conservative citizen
"Yes," answered tho dyspeptic, "o.
poclally In cook books'-Washlngtou
Star,
Ono troublo with tho mon and chil
dren Is thai they nro always saying
to any ono who comes In. "a v..
going to stay to supper?"
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