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Stockholder In a Art insurance com
pany hart money to bunt.
No man reaches the star of tri
umph but by the steps of trial.
Those Spanish anarchists aboot Uia
a woman operate a garden hose.
When misfortune reaches a man'
door aba walks right In without knock-
ins.
Era If a man did accept a leap
year proposal b would refuse to ad
mlt It
Hobson's plea for a "greater navy
ought to make a profound impression
orer In Russia.
When a man gets a letter from hi
wife during bla absence from boma he
simply reada tba poatacrlpt and aends
her a check.
Of course Mr. Carnegie wouldn't
consider for a moment any applica
tion from those Mormon beroea with
numerous wive.
The United States Mlnlater to Santo
Domingo will hare a salary of $5,000
a year, but will hare to pay bla own
board and accident Insurance,
"The world la all wrong," said on
of the Chicago bandits. But the Chi
cago bandits were banged, which
shows that tba world Is trying to right
Itself.
Probably a shortening of our po
litical campaigns la one of the earthly
impossibilities, but It would be a good
thing if they were materially eon
denaed.
The mayor of an Ohio town has
resigned because ba found that be
couldn't bold the job and lira up to
his religious belief. Soma mayors will
wonder if bis religious belief pays blut
a salary.
The careful, conaerratiTe plodder
who makes fifteen or twenty millions
In stock during 11 re or six years al
ways has the utmost contempt for the
simpleton who loses bis mony fooling
with a get-rich-qulck scheme.
A man who had $2,000,000 and who
was heir to a lot mora committed
suicide In Chicago tba other day. No
doubt ba could, if ba bad dared to do
so, hara gWen tba world soma Im
portant particulars tending to prove
that "money Is not alL"
King George III. was born in 1733
and died In 1820. His grandson, the
late Duke of Cambridge, wis born
In 1819 and died In 1904. These two
Urea spanned a period of one hun
dred and slxty-alx years, lacking a
few months. Two other llxes cot
ering an equal period before 173S
would carry us back to the early days
of Queen Elizabeth.
Ona of tba largest Imports from
Busala into America is willow clothes
baskets. The huge hampers so com
monly in use in this country are nearly
all made In eentral Russia by peas
ants, although soma coma from the
Danube Valley, and there la a con
siderable domestic manufacture. The
importation this year will be about
ona million dollars' worth. Osier wil
low, from which they are made, has
been worked by the Russian peasants
for centuries, and was formerly the
-material from which they wore their
houses. The method of cutting, peel
ing, twisting and manipulating the
withes Is handed down from father to
son.
Speaker Cannon told Repreee-ntatlTe
9 Llttlefleld, in one of the closing weeks
of the session, that be would ba rec
ognized on a certain small bill which
be hoped to get through, bnt not be
fore Saturday. Events so shaped them
selres, however, that the Speaker got
round to this bill earlier than he ex
pected, and on Friday announced In
conventional phrase: "The gentle
man from Maine is recognized," finally
adding Mr. Llttlefleld's name. But he
was not there. When hurried into the
chamber from an adjoining room, Mr.
Llttlefleld was met by the customary
question, "For what purpose does the
gentleman rise?" Somewhat surprised
by the suddenness of it all, Mr. Llt
tlefleld waggishly asked, "For what
purpose is the gentleman recognized?"
an expression new in the Congres
sional procedure, but well suited to the
occasion. The bill was passed the next
day.
President Roosevelt makes a nat
ural and reasonable comment when he
notes that the men killed on the Mis
souri, while they were fitting them
selves to fight effectively in case of
need, "died for their country as much
as If their ship had been In action
against the enemy." The criticism of
all such observations Is that they seem
to Imply that a man who dies in any
other way than a a member of the
army or navy does not die for his
country. Take, for instance, the case
of the diver who risked his life and
lost it the other day in a work of great
public utility. Didn't be die for his
country? He died In the performance
of duty, at any rata, and why Is not
that for the country as much as dying
In a gun turret 7 Or those other divers
who came near death in trying to res
ens the comrade. Why was not theirs
a deed with the element of patriotism,
in that it was for a noble end? Or is
there a distinction between dying for
one's country and dying for humanity,
and, if so, which la the superior?
Tba world bas moved rapidly in a
hundred years la tba matter of physi
cal training for gtrla. Thackeray tella
us that whan the nineteenth century
was in its teens, tba excellent MIdsj
Plnkerton, of the Academy for Young
Ladles, on Chiewlck Mall, gave as
parting advice to bar favorite pupil
the injunction that aha should maka
a careful and unremitting uaa of the
backboard for four hours dally for the
succeeding three years, if aha would
acquire that dignified deportment and
carriage so requisite for every young
lady of fashion. The backboard has
gone out, and perhaps the dignified de
portment and carriage have gone wtth
It Ona hardly darea think bow the
majestic Miss Plnkerton would have
regarded the present regime in school
for gtrla. The painful repose of the
backboard has been succeeded by a
complicated system of exercise. There
la a long dally walk. There are gym
nastics for fifteen minutes once a
day. Swimming In summer and skat
ing In winter harden the muaclea and
teach endurance. Golf or basket ball
or tennis adda the charms of com
petition and the value of self-control
to the development of muscle and
nerve. Tba girl who tlptoea about la
high-heeled shoes, and whose corset
prevents her from tunning or jump
ing or breathing deep and full ia to
day out of fashion. It remains to ba
proved that athletics may go hand In
band with gracious and gentle man
nersas the backboard undoubtedly
did. But there seems to be no Inher
ent conflict between vigor and grace,
and the twentieth century may con
trive ways to unite them in Its strong,
healthy young girlhood.
Katherlne Pope writes an interest
ing essay on the advantagea of deceit
or the use of tact, in the Reader Mag
axlne that ia mostly several stories to
illustrate her point The Introduction
Is: "Men, whether deservedly or not
are accounted mora truthful, lesa given
to deceiving ways, than women. I
sometimes wonder if their women In
timates never tell them that not in
frequently this lauded honesty of
theirs looks to the less blunt sex most
undesirable, not to say grossly stupid,
grossly brutal." The common confu
sion of lying with tact may easily be
carried too far. There may ba soma
tact In some lying, but there Is no
lying In true tact Tba highest tact
ia absolute truthfulness. There are
little lies that seem justifiable. Ton
see an 111 friend who looks worse and
tell him ha looks better. It makea him
feel better. Maybe ha actually be
comes better aa a result It is a lis
that does nobody harm and does some
good. But there are few lies that
have so good a motive. If wa told no
Be except to help oher people this
would bo a strangely truthful world.
Wa pay compliments to please others.
but tba ulterior motive is to ingra
tiate ourselves into their affections.
We make ourselves agreeable by i sign
ing feelings and opinions that wa do
not really possess. We try to maka
ourselves liked not for what wa really
are but for what wa only pretend to
be. Now, It would be far better tact,
and far easier, to be than It la to pre
tend to be. By pretense we go a long
way around to reach a point that by
sincerity wa might reach by a direct
route. And while by mere pretense we
may win the respect of others for
a while, by sincerity wa win the far
more valuable respect .of ourselves for
all time. Besides, it Is not at all nec
essary to He in order to pay compli
ments. Even the worst of people have
good qualities that may be truthfully
commended. True tact consists In be
ing generous with the truth. It Is
commonly said that men are more
truthful than women are. It is per
haps due to their business training, aa
wall as to the fact that mey are not so
subject to petty impulses snd spites.
When a man Ilea he generally does It
straight from the shoulder. The wo
man generally "fibs" without knowing
exaetly why she does it follows the
first fib with another and another to
cover It, and ends in believing at least
half of them.
Jacob Rile' Mew Camera
Jacob A. Rils, the author of "How
the Other Half Lives," and the arch
enemy of the 'alums, has the snap
shot habit highly developed. The oth
er day he got a new camera a won
derful camera, fitted with an extraor
dinary lens. It cost him much, and
he spent the first day circulating from
friend to friend; exhibiting his acqui
sition and extolling Its merits.
The next morning with his precious
camera tacked under his arm he board
ed a trolley car for New York. He
placed the camera in the seat beside
him while he looked over the morn
ing paper. Suddenly he realized that
he ought to change cars, and got up
hastily and started back.
Just as he reached the door the con
ductor yelled, "Hi there, Mister, you're
forgeetln' your lunch-box!"
A Father's Ambition.
"Yes," said the new acquaintance.
"I'm a member of the bar."
"Well, well," exclaimed Popley,
"I'm glad I met you. I've been think
ing some of making a lawyer of my
boy."
"I'll be glad to help the young man
If I can. Er what's his name?"
"Oh, we haven't named him yet He
only arrived last week." Philadelphia
Press.
Consolation.
Grace Cheer up, George, money
won't buy everything.
George But if we bad lots of
money we could buy things that would
console us for the things money .won't
buy Detroit Free Press.
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Opinions of
Y llTjrifar
a, ll'.l A A
t
Unfitted for Citizenship.
w Icago aa appllcanta for naturalisation papers.
I I Neither of them could speak English except
- sr"- w
toij uivkcuij, uiuugu on
of fifteen years In this
them knew how the State
ernments are organised or
ducted. They could not tell how Presidents are chosen nor
what the duties of Congress are. They could not even give
the name of the President now in office.
Judge M. W. Thompson, of Danville, who la sitting
in the Circuit Court of Cook County, properly denied their
application for naturalisation papers. Ills decision and
bis reasons upon which It waa based merit the consideration
of all judgea who may be called upon
leges of citizenship to aliens unfitted
of ours," declared Judge Thompson,
point where we can safely admit all
Do you think we can allow you to
without any preparation give you all the
leges we have as citizens? I have lived
have studied our national needs. You know nothing of
them. Yet you ask me to let you have all the powers and
rights I and others have."
The danger of admitting to full
have no knowledge of American institutions and no con
ceptlon of the responsibilities which citizenship Imposes Is
patent The fact that applications for naturalisation are
now frequently made by aliens wholly destitute of these
qualifications indicates the dangerous lengths to which the
practice already has been carried. The time has come
to adopt the principle that, no matter how freely aliens
may be welcomed to this country, they
mitted to exercise the suffrage until a
full understanding of American Institutions have made
them fit for citizenship. The sooner the naturalization laws
are changed to conform to this principle
be for the nation. Chicago Dally News.
Young Men and the Church.
EDITOR BOK Is after the
Mne years ago, says Mr.
he wrote an article declaring
IC
J vital preaching waa the cause for the absence
or young men rroni we city
a ball phrase, he waa "batted all over the lot"
by the preachers for saying so.
In returning to the lists, the editor
ering statistics all the time, says the percentage of attend
ance of young men is 8 per cent less than It was nine
years ago. It waa only 30 per cent at that time. What'a
the trouble? he asks. Five years ago the ministers said It
was the bicycle. For the past three years they have said
"golf." A few aay Sunday papers. The bicycle has dis
appeared from Sunday amusements. The Sunday news
papers are more numerous and larger. That leaves only
golf, says Bok. But he takes up thirty-one churches in
different cities where Sunday golf ia prohibited and shows
that out of a possible 1,040 young men only 427 attend
church.
So be returns to the old attack. He has interviewed
hundreds of young men and the majority aay: "Nothing to
go for." "Don't get enough out of the sermons." "It's
alf words, words, words no vital message." Then be tells
bow the churches of Gunsaulus of Chicago and Rainsford
and Lorimer of New York where the big note of spiritual
ity Is sounded are crowded with young men. True, he
quotes many young men who aay they are too tired when
Sunday comes and allows for hard conditions and the
money madness of the times, but he sticks pretty close to
his text: Lack of vital sermons. Des Moines News.
British and Japanese Interests.
"AT has been lightly assumed
ill
ests and Japanese Interests are convertible
terms. We have our doubts whether this the
ory has received adequate proof. For aeveral
generations dread of Russia has been a deep
seated element In the formation of rtHHuh
opinion. It has determined
the Near East and upon the Northwest
nut Lord Salisbury was one of those
this prejudice led us to nut our monev
and the effects of that error in the Near
appalling. Let us suppose, however, that
BRITISH SPEAKER'S POSITION.
A Personage of High Official Dignity
and Social Consideration.
It Is doubtless because the position
of Speaker is so onerous that the re
wards attached to it are great He 1
originally a member of parliament, Ilk-
the rest, and is selected by the leader
of the house, who is not necessarily
the prime minister, from among his
own followers for his personal charac
ter and dignity and his knowledge of
parliamentary procedure. He is usual
ly elected unanimously by vote of the
house, and from that moment he
ceases to be a party man, and his con
stituency is divided in Its feelings be
tween the honor of returning the
Speaker and the disadvantage of being,
for all practical purposes, unrepresent
ed In parliament
The Speaker of the House of Com
mons is a personage enjoying the
greatest official dignity and social con
sideration. He is the first commoner
In the realm; his invitations to dinner
are almost equivalent to a royal com
mand; court dress is worn by members
who dine with him officially. In the
bouse he Is treated with extreme defer
ence, and he receives a salary of 5,000
and the use of a magnificent house,
which forms part of the palace of
Westminster. He retains office though
the politics of the ministry may change,
through successive administrations un
til his health falls or be deems him
self to. have earned retirement Then
the sovereign bestows a peerage upon
him, and the country a munificent pen
sion. The House of Commons has been
singularly fortunate in securing for
Speakers men of great dignity, unfail
ing judgment And unquestioned impar
tiality, and never more so than at pres
ent in the person of the Right Hon.
.William Court Gully, member for
tEZtt ?
Great Papers on Important Subjects.
viivmt wutt au vur
claimed a residence
country. Neither of
and Federal Gov
Is quite the reverse
bow they are con
ureal untain."
awakening of the
to grant the prlvl
enon la developing
for It "This nation
Japan baa bowed
"has got past the
comers to citizenship,
come over here and
powers and prlvl
here alwaya and
citizenship men "who
TIB
I recently
The
than the
shall not be per
long residence and a
ity out only snop
the better it will
his particular work
preachers again.
tcsaion is not so
task of the day
Bok. in the Outlook,
that the lack of
churches. To use
who bas been gath
servation of common sense Chicago Inter Ocean.
T the
X ItlMi,
Jfm J Idea
Influence
petrated the frauds
A -
aci 9i cvrrupuou in
money that Is paid
obtain wrongful
that British inter
the dishonest bargains between business men and corpora
because that is their
our nolloT hnfh in
frontier of India.
who considered that
on the wromr hnm
East have been
before the minds of
Russia receives
man.
JAPANESE ARTILLERYMEN AT PRACTICE.
European and American military experts who have witnessed artillery
maneuvers in the Japaneso army have been loud In their praises of the rapid
ity and precision with which the little brown gunners handle themselves. In
modern warfare the tendency is to fight at longer range than formerly, so that
the artillery is constantly becoming a more important arm of the service.
One difficulty with securing good gunners among the Japs is said to be the
poor eyesight that is a national characteristic. This obstacle has been over
'come in a measure by choosing for artillerymen only these with the keenest
vision. The Japanese fleldpiece is the Arlsaka twelve pounder, invented by
General Arlsaka, the master of ordnance.
Leamington, a Liberal before he was
raised above all party ties. It is a
splendid position, and though Its in
tellectual demands are unceasing and
its merely physical demands exhaust
ing, it Is splendidly rewarded.
The position Is as exhausting as it is
distinguished. During a large part of
the session the. Speaker must be in
the chair from 2 p. m. .till after mid
night, except during the dinner hour,
from half-past seven to nine; and even
when the house is in committee, and
the chairman of committees la presid
ing, he must be in official drees in bis
bouse, which communicates directly
with the lobby behind hla chair, ready
to appear at a moment's notice if sum
3
her drubbing. What then? Are we serious in lmsglnlng
that Japan la fighting the battle of the Auglo-Saxou? It
a, mere awaits us a rude surprise, The goal of Japaueaa
stateamanshlD la the liberation of Asia from E
coutrol, and Asia includes India. When we back Japan
we virtually indorse the rrv. "Asia for the Asiatics which
of the watchword, "An Open Door for
Russian statesmen realise what an
yellow races means for humanltv aa a
whole. We approve that awakening, but must also realise
lta consequences. The resurrection of the Middle East led
to the invasion of Spain by the Moors and to battles be
tween uross and crescent at tha gatea of Vlonna Itself.
Christendom was there confronted by Orlontal Invaders,
who possessed arms equal to her own. The same phenom
at the Far East Neither China nor
before the Ideals unon which one reilirlnn
is based. But Japan baa adopted, and China is in process
or aaopung, tne weapons of modern warfare, and when
the yellow racea have acquired our methods of destruction,
It is possible that we may learn too late bow wise It would
have been to allow Russia to remain as a counterpoise.
London Dally News.
Dont Stopi Keep On.
head of a numnln anvlna,
asked whether school trained men or
Xlsnop trained men are better equipped for work
Bin hla taM,rm IT r. .1 .
lwij . v puinwnii
practical man la likely to know mom
technical school man about actual shop
wore, out ne is also likely to stop knowing
when be should go on knowing."
Right here is the point where the vounr man of hm.a
school education excels the young man of equal natural abil
education. He goes on knowlna.
The boy apprenticed to a skilled trade will learn tn a
more deftly than the boy who puU In
me equivalent years in school But the properly schooled
boy, if he bas learned less bow to do, has learned better
how to learn to do.
And what la wanted In every Industry and in every pro-
mucn men who can do well the particular
aa men who can readllv naaa on to mm
other and more difficult tasks men who can keep on learn
ing wnne tney worn
The mind, like the muscles, ceases to grow if it be not
exercised The ordinary boy, set early at a trade, may
learn that, but In learning It be is In danger of closing bis
mind, for lack of all round exercise, to learning anything
else. And the subdivision of labor in modem inrtn.fr. h..
increased this danger. From that danger the oronerlv
schooled boy is delivered. The soil of bla mind is so broken
up that It cannot become lncrusted against now Ideas. Ho
keepa on learning while be works.
That la what broad education does, and that la why
the protests of certain exceptional and successful men
against broad education beat vatnlv aratnst th a.ii k.
The Croze for Money.
bottom of all (ha
commercial and political. Is the prevailing
that success consists in the gaining of
iuvucj. .ivscpu n. uurron, or Kansas, the first
United States Senator to be convicted of crime
while in office, testified that be used his offlti
In consideration of a air tnn
mmm v fvw
a month from the Rlalto Grain and Securltlea Companies of
St Louis, because he needed the money. Those convicted
of fraud in the Postofflee Department at Washing .
In order to make money. Almost ever
. J.1 1
omco is aone to get money; and the
to Induce official corruntism n.M
opportunities to maka mora mnn, A V
tions sre merely attempts to make money. People who
have no need of more money keen on trvlno- to mt. mAn.
only ideal of success. Those who have
more money than they can count or use in any way, try
to add to it because they are lured on by the idea which has
been burned Into their minds that maklna mnnAV fa intL
cess and nothing else is success. Corruption thrives on this
false Ideal, and will cease only when this false Idol is
thrown down from the bleb pedestal on which if af..
the American people. Boston 'Watch
moned, ne must, of course, know ev
ery member by sight and be able -to re
call his name instantly. It is astound
ing sometimes when from a. back
bench there rises some member who 1
utterly unknown by sight to his fellow
members, who seldom attends and
hardly ever speaks, and has nothing
whatever distinctive in his manner or
appearance, to hear the Speaker say
"Mr. Blank," as readily as If he were
accustomed to address him every day.
Century.
Ignorance 1b not a crime. There are
men In office to-day who can't tell you
the name of the cbamploa prize
flghtex.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
Injuries to a licensee of a tenant
caused by the defective condition of
the premises are held, in Brady vs.
Klein (Mlch.)( C2 L. R. A. 000. to give
the licensee no right to maintain an ac
tion upon the landlord's covenant to
repair.
A duty to give a letter of recom
mendation or clearance card to an em
ploye who is discharged or quits la
held, in Cleveland, G. 0. ft St L. R.
Company vs. Jenkins (111.), 62 L. R. A.
022, not to be imposed upon the em
ployer by the common law.
A limitation of the hours of labor of
employes of a public service corpora
tlon, such as a Btroet-railway com
pany, to not more than ten out of
twenty-four, to be performed within
twelve consecutive hours, is held, in
re ten-hour law for street railway cor
porations (R. I.), 81 L. R, A! 612, to
be a valid exercise of the police power
of the Legislature.
Under a bequest to one er more pep
Bons living and to the children of an
other who la dead It Is held. In Collins
ve. Feather (W. Va.). 61 L. R. A. COO,
that the legatees will take per capita
unless it appears from the context or
some clause In the will, or from the
circumstances In view of which It waa
made, that the testator intended a stir
pttal distribution.
An Incorporated social club is held.
In 8tate ex rel. Stovenson vs. Law and
Order Club (111.), 61 I R. A, (184, to
have no right, without a license, to dis
pense liquors to lta members In ex
change for checks delivered to them
upon their payment of special assess
ments levied to meet the cost of pro
curing the liquor, under a statute pro
viding that giving away intoxicating
liquors or other shift or device to
evade the provisions of the act shall
be held to be an unlawful sale.
A statute authorizing the question of
the good faith of the prosecuting wit
ness in Instituting a prosecution to be
tried and determined at the same lime
that the defendant is tried, and the
taxation of costs against him in cuse
It Is found that In filing the Informa
tion he acted maliciously or without
probable cause, is held, In Rlckley vs.
State (Nob.), 01 L. R. A. 480, to be
unconstitutional and void. The consti
tutionality of statutes authoritlng;
costs of prosecution to be Imposed up
on prosecuting witness Is considered Ira
a note to this case.
IUrcalo Bhe Had Missed.
ne was reading Jho newsDaner when
she came in from an afternoon's ahop
plng and dropped her bundlea on tha
table as a cart dumps a load of bricks.
ae anew something was coming.
-jonn," she panted.
"Yes. m'dear. Struck a bargan?
"Bargain!" ahe retorted, stamnlnir
her foot; "I've been swindled. Do you
rememoer that lust white shirt I
bought you the one that cost a dol
lar?" John Bald he did. He had nalnful
recollections of that shirt
"Well, John. I bought that shirt In
Fourteenth street Yesterdav I saw
the same thing at Thirty-fourth streot
and Broadway marked at 00 cents."
tine paused, but be made no remark.
"John, this afternoon I saw th
same shirts, lots of them, in a window
near Forty-second street and Slrlm
avenue, marked 80 cents. And what
do you think? I went up to Harlem,
to visit Jennie, and I saw them In a
window in One Hundred and Twenty
nrth street for 75 cents."
John laid down bis naner. "Mr
dear," he replied, "why didn't you go
on to the Bronx, and cerhans von
would have found them for 00 cents.
And then," be added, seeing the gath
ering storm in her eyes, "If you hait
come downtown atraln and crossed
over to Brooklyn you mleht have seen
them marked down to 30 cents whlcla
Is just what they are worth." New
loric I'resa.
fo Immersion for lllm.
Former Congressman James Hamil
ton Lewis, be of the pink whisker
and silver tongue, la equally famous in
the West for bla memory of faces and
his desire to be always in the public-
eye.
Prior to Mr, Lewis' retirement from
politics, one of bla enthusiastic sup
porters, a member of the BaptUt
Church, started the report that the-
bewthlskered statesman had joined that
denomination and would undergo total
lmnioralon at his hapten. The story
created so much stir In Wnshlnu-ton.
then the former Congressman's home-
State, that a reporter hastened to In
terview him. Mr. Lewis f aimed in
dignation when be heard of his alleged
conversion.
"You might have known." be ex.
claimed angrily, "that I couldn't kecr
out of the public gaze long enough to
be totally Immersed!"
A Nation or Credit.
Credit abounds In Japan, and cash
Is never demanded. .In shops, hotels,
everywhere, there are provided paper
tablets with perforated leaves and
pencil. Instead of paying over money
the customer is asked only for a "chit'"
a statement of the amount of hl
purchase and signature. For tho sim
ple chit lodgings, meals, drinks, clothes,
et cetera, may be obtained. Only the-
railways demand cash, and among the
Europeans In Yokohama only tourists
carry money. Every one else makes
his way with chits. Two years are
generally allowed for the fulfillment
of these promises to pay, and three
years are the limit But some keep ou
chitting for ten years, though the cus
tom la to pay up monthly or yearly.
Despite the manifold temptations thus
afforded, the number of chits dishon
ored la relatively small
After a man leaves Mia mrr4ir.
altar Iff a case of boss or be bossed.
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