I Topics of 1
1 the Times jj
Beeple who re In the twlra ara not
ping against the tide.
The Santa Claus firca were compara
tively few. Evidently Santa U not too
eld to Warn.
Cotton planters are about convinced
that the boar weevil la a greater pest
tUan the boll wecvlL
war the great gnat on the Japanese
battleehlpe put the Russian ships to
f.ivtit U-ror tiey tad srpreavhei
each other closer than four mile a
distance too great for the six ana
eight Inch guna to be effective. That
the Japanese could atrtke their ad
versaries at that freat distance was
an achievement In niarkmanshlp
which haa never been excelled.
Against such markmanhlp and such
cuna vessels of the cruiser class car
rying amaller guns would stand u
chance. The battleship with Ita thlr-teen-Inch
guns wanned by expert
markemen, could Bend a cruiser to tlv
bottom before the tatter could get
within fighting distance.
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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects,
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The movement for clean money
means an alarming reduction la the
per capita of circulation.
Let ua aln "The Star-Spangled
Banner." To oblige Sir Howard Vin
cent please omit the third ttanxa.
The people who do not make it clear
ly known that they desire a greater
degree of liberty, do not get It In Rus
sia or In any other country. It It had
not been for the appeala of aematvoa
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The Dawdler It Bound to Fad.
1 AW l) LING la one of the chief alna of men and
women that fall. Tur are only twenty four
hours In the day, aud It la possible to dawdle
away flvt or six of them while hardly no
ticing It
The dawdler commences In the morning be
fore he gets up. Ilia alanu clock rlnga at 0
If the meddlesome courta continue to
Interfere they will utterly ruin white-
capping aa a gentlemen's pastime.
ml town councils the Caar would not I
have been moved to take the measures n l tn nottr ou5 rlat.
which he aaya In his ukase are needed Hut Healing catnap, for a quarter of an
to strengthen civic and public life. The ten Jurapa out In a hurry and proceeds to dresa.
men who made the appeala can bear," 'u1 " n,ru 10 in " quarter rt
Dr. Lyman Abbott may be a good
nan, and doubtless he la, but he
locan't welrh anywhere near SCO
pounds.
Concerning the "secret of old age."
U Isn't a secret any longer. The ico
nic have been told "Uow to Live a
Hundred Years."
Ktng Peter of Scrvia la busy de
stroying the freedom of the prvsa In
that countrT. It will probably not
take him long.
with equanimity the Cxar'a condero
nation of their activity when they con
template the results of their agitation.
Although ordered peremptorily to re
frain from further agitation, they may
not obey. The Cuir promises an ex
tension of local aelf government That
Is the primary education In government
which the Russians greatly need. The
men who have learned to manage the
local affairs of a municipality or a
province are likely to be cotupeteut to
take part In legislating for an empire,
it la promised that the administrative
authorities ahall use their discretion
ary powers only "where the actual
six as It would have been at six. and the result of tho
If the "Star Spangled Banner
doesn't ault the British members of
parliament maybe they would consent
to let Poet Laureate Austin dash off
a few lines for Uncle Sam to sing.
As it has been decided by a Penn
sylvania Judge that the ben Is not an
animal, the hour seems to have arriv
ed for the organization of a society
for the prevention of cruelty to hens.
If any of our leaders have lent $3,-
000.000 on notes signed "Andrew Car
negie," we advise them to communi
cate with the Ironmaster at once, as
the signatures may have been forged.
President Haipera assertion that
not enough young men are entering
the ministry will be disputed by many
of the older ministers. Their experi
ence leads them to think there are not
enough congregations.
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' Sir Iloward Vincent wants the peo
ple of the United States to cut out
part of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
because it la uncomplimentary to the
English. Sir Howard probably forgets
that "The Star-Spangled Banner"
would never have been written if the
English had not gone to the trouble of
furnhiblng the inspiration.
Tour old friend Agulnaldo. who
need to raise something quite differ
ent Is now engaged in raising hemp.
rice and potatoes on a little planta
tion near Manila. Whether Agulnaldo
has gone to farming because be needs
the money or because he wants to
lay a new foundation for a poltlcal
career U a question remaining to be
answered.
Charity la symbolically represented
In the figure of a benevolent man giv
ing alms to the beggar who clutebe
at hla skirts. Scientific charity ap
proves the spirit of the picture, but
not the scene It presents. Recently
the secretary of the London Mendic
ity Society. Sir Eric Buchanan, said
that be bad never known a deserving
case of street-begging.
Freshmen, even In their own coun
try and State, seldom receive from
other members of their college so cor
dial a welcome as has been accord
ed to the "Rhodes Scholars" by Ox
ford upper classmen. The undergrad
nate weekly has this to say of the
newcomers: "They are likely to prove
a most healthful cure for the blase In
difference which appears with ever-
Increasing frequency in the Oxford
college captains. All branches speak
of the enthusiasm with which tho
Rhodes Scholars are supporting every
college Interest They contrast sharply
with the apathy of many English
freshmen."
I loitering hat been the losa of fifteen minutes out of the day.
Remembering that he Isolate, the dawdler pulls on his
first garments in a great hurry, but his pace soon slack
en. He yawna and stretches himself and spends half or
'three-quarter of an hour In his ablution, shaving and
attirlug. At breakfast be reads the paper leisurely, and
the meal take up another half hour. Then he leavea the
house to go to his office, where he arrives thirty tuluutce
later than he ought.
Although late, he doea not plunge briskly Into bla work.
There are several other papers to gUiuce through, and
over these he wastes the major portion of an hour. And
when, at length, he toy a. a side the paper and turns to his
dultea, he does not keep at them assiduously.
I Thrift Is not an Egyptian mystery known only to a
safety of the State is threatened." Tli , fpw 'ored Initiates, Everybody sees In what thrift con
administrative authorities remain the 1t but 001 everybody having the knowledge puta It Into
Judges aa to whether the safety ot the , pracace.
State U threatened. It will be In their u' aawaung two noun a aay. one wastea a twelfth of
power to, arrest men arbitrarily and nl "J11" One month out of the year, one year out
hold them in prison indefinitely with- ot twelve, goes for nothing. This waste, remember, la In
out trial But the language of the Cxar sedition to all holidays and vacatlona. What man. having
Is In the nature of an assurance that , " wtT to U1" ,n ,n world, can afford to drop a month
not so many persons wiW be arrested ! out ' nl jrr? What man can afford, at the end of
and Imprisoned because they are sua- I every eleven years, to cease all work for a twelve month?
pectcd of political offenses. There la ! Dawdling wastes times In small portions, but the total
a promise of the removal of "unneces- I enormous and costly. San Francisco Hullctln.
ssry" restrictions on tue freedom of
the press and of a revision of the laws
dealing with the rights of all persona
who do not belong to the Orthodox
church. The Czar says also that "steps
should be taken to assure Independence
of the courts." When such steps are
taken and the Judges when once ap
pointed hold office during life or good
behavior and are Independent of the
autocracy, Russians will have gained a
degree of personal security they do not
have now. The conclusion which many j
will draw from a perusal of the Czar'a
ukase Is that he ia granting little to
bis subjects; that some of the conces
sions be does make are accompanied
by limitations and qualifications which
make them of little value, and that
the Russian government remains about
as autocratic as ever. Nevertheless the
reactionaries In Rnssia are displeased
because the Czar has done so much, i
They would rather that be had uegn-'
tived every prayer for reform, and bad
proclaimed that Improvement Is Impos
sible. On the other band, the liberals,
though thankful for what they have
been promised and seeing In It a prom
ise of brighter days for Russia, are
disappointed because some of the re
forms they begged for have been ig
nored. It may appear to some that
tSe policy of the Czar has been a vacil
lating one that he has leaned first to
thia side and then to that and hence
it Is that be has been unable to satisfy
either liberals or reactionaries. A more
reasonable view of the situation Is that
be is feeling bis way and seeking to
strike a middle path between those
who ask for more than It may be wise
to grant at once and those who would
concede nothing. Autocratic govern
ment in Russia cannot endure forever,
but it cannot be suddenly ended with
out bloodshed. A gradual peaceful
transition to a
ment is what is most to be desired,
and that may be the end the Czar has
in view.- He may be of the opinion
that small concessions gradually made
will lower tue rising tide of discon
tent, while If he were to lower the
dam too much by making too many
concessions the pent up waters would
rush out so madly as to sweep every
thing away.
Navies of Today and of the Past.
HKN one comes to think of It, nothing so elo
quently emphasises the moaning of evolution
to a greater extent than the marked changes
in the complexion of the world to-day with that
existent a century ago. Naval warfare and
naval construction haa undergone a most com
plete change. From sails to steam, from wood
en hulls to steel, from two, four and eight pounders,, mere
popguns, to the terribly destructive- twelve and thirteen
Inch rifles, whose projectiles, weighing nearly 000 pounds,
nothing can resist save the great and massive belts of
steel, toughened by scientific process, which line the vitals
of the big warships of to-day. So destructive. Indeed, have
the big rifle guns of to-day been brought that a single
cruiser of moderate tonnage and of the latest model could
have, under steam, manouvered about the fleet of the great
British admiral. Nelson, and destroyed every unit of It
without ever coming Into striking distance of Its guns.
Thaf tells the whole story of the revolution In constructing,
propelling and arming warships.
Let us compare the navy of England at the commence
ment of the nineteenth century with that of Great Britain
to-day. In 1803 England possessed 450 ships, with a ton
. . i. sw-u. Aft tiiA. lUi. ftW. - ft . r t m
nage or tui.uuu; gnu. i,&., wit, it.wi, m.m com ij.iui,-
COO pouuds sterling. In I'.XH Great Britain has 472 ships,
of a total tonnage of l,&;7.2oO, armed with 1.8U0 guns,
manned by 131,000 men, and the cost of the vessels footed
up to the llg total of 3iI,SV),(kX) pounds. The most remark
able difference here, It will be noticed. Is In the number
of guns, and the cost o the vessels. The average number
of guns to each vessel has dropped from fifty-five In fft03 to
fifteen In 1003, which goes to prove and accentuate the
enormous Increase In the destructive power and range of
the modern gun. Comparing Nelson's flagship. Victory,
wttli the newest lu,uiHon battleship of the King F.dward
VII. via. It will be found that while the Victory's heavlrtt
shot was slaty-eight pounds, the twelve liu-h guns of tho
Ktng Edward VII. will rlrt a projectile weighing U)
pounds.
Taking Into consideration another and decidedly Im
portant element of comparison, the relative cost of ancient
and modern vessel. It w ill found that a lugun warship
ot Nelson's time cost (excluding armament), but C7.UU
pound, while the King Edward VII., without guns aud
ammunition, cost the great sum of l.VS.MS pound (over
$rt,0O0,(XO), or twenty times as much as Nelson's Victory.
Thus, If we have gained , greater speed, projectile power
and resisting strength, we certainly have paid a largely
Increased price for It. Brooklyu Time.
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Ihe ttfartlctsne as of Big City.
1IKUK recently appeared In a New York news
paper the account of a man having committed
suicide In that city because he couldn't succeed
in getting employment. We do not question
the hardship. There can be no more miserable
plight that, that of a man, able aud willing
to work for his livelihood, friendless, adrift In
a great noisy city; knowing not where to turn for shelter,
food, or kindness. Indeed, It Is quite possible to under
stand the ultimate surrender to despair under circum
stances so Intolerable. What we do not and cannot under
stand, however, 1 the persistent refusal of these unhappy
waifs to leave the overcrowded town and look for oppor
tunity In the rural district. No one capable of perform
ing useful service, even of the humblest kind, need ever
starve lu any agricultural region, it Is safe to ssy, Indeed,
that no one willing to work, though temporarily unfit
would be left to perish like a dog by the wayside In such
a community. There is nothing aa callous and cruel as the
multitude of a metropolis. Humanity prevails In wider
spaces aud among less concentrated populations. A starv
ing wretch would be overlooked on Broadway. Ue would
attract Immediate attention In a country road. Men die
In cities and their fellow-creatures neither know nor rare.
Groaning under a hedgerow twenty miles away they would
at once command the sympathy and ministration of every
passerby. We have never been able to understand the
fascination of the big. careles. thronging city for the
neglected castaway. Sometime we are moved to think
that such pour creatures must be mad as well a friendless.
But suicide Is an tlnuial remedy for these miseries. The
conditions geenrally breed thieves and tramps and mur
derers. Washington Tost.
'LONDON'S POLICI FORCl.
Are lMrir lli, bet Tk Cat
. CtcaJld strssli.
Consul General Evans prints la the
Consular Report, says the New Yoik
World, some astonlshlsg facta about
the Loudon police force In TAtt.
The metropolitan district eitcnda
over a radius of fifteen uiIIm froiu
Charing Cross (eiclusive or the old
rlty of lioudon, wblch la sltout nu
mile squsre), and embraces CMH.31
square miles. The. number of pol.ee
available waa twenty-five superintend
ents, 474 Inspector, 1.HM1 sergeant,
and 12--1 constables (paroliuen); total,
H.fCO. The pay of the force amount
to 7,1 lo.m
That la au average of only $ 1ST per
year a man on all grades. rr0atlon
eri get f.1H4 a week, patrolmen .".4i
a week, rising to $7.70.
But these 111 paid men "get result."
The number of person arrratel In
1003 waa i:4..V4. of whom 3Jt2'i werw
convicted by the law courta and UMAVt
by magistrates. There were 'M case .
of acquittal, bill Ignored by sessions,
etc., and 217 were discharged by
magistrates Only one arrested pris
oner In five escaped unpunished.
Moat remarkable of all Is the mur
Ir record. In 1003 only seven'eett
murders were committed, at compared
with twenty In ll Mne persons
were arrested In eight of these cases;
In the remaining nine the murderers
committed suicide. The number of
rates of manslaughter waa twenty.
two. ,
Tho way Ionbn policemen hniidl
traffic la a wonder. Yet they canimt
even arrest a dlotedleut driver. Maya
Mr. Evans: "When It Is necesaary t
discipline any one of the thousand or
licensed omnibus drivers or conduc
tors, hansom or hackney drivers, or
others, they are null (led to appear at
court They apiwnr, otherwise th
license may be w Ithdrawn, aud If one
wtlhdrawn It Is bard to get another.
It la to the Interest of the !ndou o-
leeman to do hi duty, bla whole duty.
courteously, kindly, but firmly. In
this the courta sustain the force. Th
result Is a splendid street d srtpl ne.
with far-reaching effect In the wsy
of respect for the law."
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Canadian Immigration.
ANAPA has been seeking settlers from this
side of the line for a number of years, but has
drawn most of these Immigrants from the
West Now, a Canadian commissioner has been
stationed In Boston, to carry ou an emigration
campaign among the farmers of New England.
The site Is well chosen, since for many years
there haa been a westward movement from New England.
The settlers rounded up by this commissioner will do
something to offset the movement of French Canadians
Into New England. Rut what a testimony to the friendly
relations existing between the two countries Is to be found
In this open appointment of a lanadlau commissioner of
Immigration to serve In Boston!
It Is suld that within the last fifteen months, ftO.noo peo
ple from this side of the line have moved to the Dominion.
Canada Is to be congratulated upon the character of this
element of Its Immigrants. It draws from nowhere else a
clas so well fitted to develop the Canadian public hrfds.
But It would be Interesting to know how many Canadians,
In the same time, bave come to this country to live. There
Is a continual movement to and fro across the Itorder and
there has been a Canadian loss as well as Canadian gain
Ruffalo Express.
Italians are Industrious and thrifty
andvare as a rule excellent farmers,
market gardeners and tradesmen. In
the parts of the South where the Ital
ians have settled they bave achieved
a decided success as truck growers
and In other employments, and their
condition In comparison with many of
their compatriots who have remained
In the great cities as day laborers un
der the guidance of the exacting pa
drones 'is striking. If this work can
be done on a large scale for all classes
and races of Immigrants the gain for
the country will be tremendous. The
congestion in the cities will be re
lieved, the slums curtailed, many bur
dens lifted from the charities, the
criminal class reduced and the Jail
population diminished.
Dynamo linn by a Windmill.
At Alkoo, In Denmark, a dynamo-
has been connected to a wind motor
and 450 Incandescent lamps run very
effectively. Difficulties as to the stead
iness of such power bave been over
come by an ingenious American farm
er in Kansas, who has Installed a
water motor or turbine, run from the
tank of hla large windmill and con
nected to a dynamo, thus obtaining
lights for bis residence and buildings.
Wind motors and dynamos were car
ried on a recent Folar expedition for
the same purpose.
The war between Russia and Ja
pan has taught many lessons in war
fare, both at sea and on land. On the
land it is not unlikely that the most
important instruction will be In the
art of sanitation. On the sea there
Las been the most decisive test of
n-o :ern naval architecture. -This test
Beems to have established the supe
riority of the battleship over other
classes of war vessels, and of big
tuns on such ships over smaller guns.
known as the secondary battery. At
the first naval battle in the present shy of orbtfaallty.
Any one who has seen a thorn on a
stalk knows that plants are armed
against their enemies, which they have
In common with all other living things.
constitutional govern-1 Hut plants are not content with de
fending themselves wun spines nnu
thorns; they have other weapons of
defense. Moreover, says John J. Ward
In Harper's Magazine, many plants
bave weapons of attack.
Some plants, like the poison oak or
ivy, have poisonous adds, which are
a warning to animals to keep their dis
tance. Others, like some species of
cactus, have disagreeable smells, that
punish the intruder for bruising them.
Not only do growing things shield
their lives with suits of mall, but they
form alliances and protect encli other.
The gorse, or furze, which Is well
armed, selects the most exposed situa
tion it can find, open Iientlis and stony
wastes, where it fearlessly holds up
its yellow blossoms for the bees to fer
tllize. Straightway less . protected
plants seek its shelter, and so a inutu
ally protective plant army arises.
Self-defense Is abundantly exhibited
In vegetable life. Bometjmes, although
less often, plants actually attack anl
maU. A very pretty, simple example
of attack Is found In the English sun
dew. This Insectivorous plant grows
lu bogs and on wet ground. The leaves
are covered with glandular hairs,
which secret a sticky fluid to entrap
various small, flying Insects, which, on
alighting, get entangled in the gummy
slime. The hairs then bend over and
pour out still further quantities of this
digestive liquid, which dissolves out all
the nitrogenous matter from the In
sect to serve as food for the plant
Nitrogenous matter Is bard to get in
boggy places, and so. the plant is equip
ped with this mechanical means of
obtaining It
The pitcher-plant attracts animal life
by a sweet liquid. The Insect crawls
down the pitcher, but cannot return
for the passage Is barred by recurved
hooks. At wonderful at any Is the
American Venus' fly-trap." The lea vet
are hinged at the center and close rap
idly enough to entrap an insect They
remain closed while the insect ttrug
gles, but when It becomes eihausted
they open to catch other unwary prey.
Occasionally planta make allies of
their enemies. A tropical acacia,
known as the "buU'a-horn thorn," ac
commodates and provides for an army
of ants, to check the depredations of
ferocious, leaf-cutting ants. The
branches bear hollow thorns, where
the ant garrison lives and rears Its
young. The plant supplies not only
lodgings, but board as well, In the form
of a special honey, which makes the
garrison a good breakfast, and, more
wonderful still, solid food In the form
of little, yellow, fruitlike 1mm! les, which
are developed on the leaflets and do for
dinner. When au enemy approaches
the hired mercenaries drive It away
Thus the plant hires and supports an
army.
HOD CARRIERS JOIN THE DODO.
Could Do Her Part.
"Bridget" said the mistress, reprov
ingly, "this is absolutely the worst pie
I ever tried to eat You told me you
could bake as good pies as any cook In
the city."
The new kitchen girl placed her
arms akimbo and faced her mistress
defiantly.
"So I can, mlm," the said. "Bo I
con. But all the leddles I lver wnr
ruked fur mixed the pies tblmsllves
befure I baked 'em, mlm!"
A Bubtltf Disitootlon.
"Did the critics Ilka your perform
ance of Hamletr
"The critict," answered Mr. Storm
lngton Barnet, "liked it But a largs
number of persont who atiunie to ba
critict did not" Washington Star.
Phonographs, like some people, are
Wheel lirlcks to Klevators Instead of
Climbing: Ladder with Load.
If the hodcnrrler who remarked that
be bad nothing to do but carry bricks
up a fourteen-story building and watch
a man up there do the work was satis
fied with conditions that existed In
his line when that Joke was sprung
several years ago, the hodcorrler of to
day must be convinced that life with
him Is one long drawn out dream of
uninterrupted bliss. For at the present
lime the hodcarrler doesn't even have
to carry tip the brick. Ho, In the spirit
of the Joker's argument, he has nothing
at all to do.
There are In Chicago at the present
time about 4,000 men who make a busi
ness of carrying the hod. That is, they
are styled bodcurriers, and In a gen
eral way the classification Is correct.
but in a great number of Instances the
hod is a wheelbnrrow. Modern inven
tion has done away to n large extent
with the old time, trough-shaped bur
den loaded with bricks, which in days
gone by, and even now on smaller
buildings, was carted np and down lad
ders. Instead of this slow process of
lifting building material above the
street level steam lifters are nsed,
These bave been common in work on
tall structures for a long time, and are
now being used on smaller buildings
The contrivance consists of two lifts,
operated ou the same principle as an
elevator, and this invention performs
the heavy work which formerly was
Imposed upon the hodcarrler. One man
below carts the material to the lift In
a wheelbarrow, while another removes
It when It has been nixed to the floor
on w hich the work Is being done. Ono
lift Is going up while the other Is coin-
lug down, and the system Is much
faster and much lighter on workmen
then the old plan of carrying the hod
up and down n ladder.
Thus It is that the old relic of early
building days, with Its long handle and
padded shoulder piece,' has become
practically extinct around tali struc
tures and has been relegated to smaller
buildings lu residence districts. The
hodcarrler lias lost nothing, however,
through this revolution In his line of
business. Hundreds of them continue
to carry the hod and will as long as
contractors build flat buildings and
structures of the sort where height
docs not require speed and distances
do not prevent a laborer from bearing
bis burden with satisfactory results.
Many laborers who formerly carried
the hod now are employed as helpers
on big contracts, receiving from 23 to
35 cents an hour. Chicago Tribune.
JAPAN S WOMIN IAD0RIRS
ON lOKIO'S ILIYAUD RAILWAY.
Ikf WOMK1 LADoaciu.
The picture represents a scene which
Is by no means uncommon In Japanese
cities. During the construction of tho
elevated railway at Toklo a great num
ber of women were employed In carry
Ing bricks and mortar to the masons
on the, walls. The women themselves
did not look upon the service ss either
degrading or extra laborious, and there
were more applicant for the work
than could be taken. It bat probably
never occurred to the Japaneae woman
of the poorer classes that the' It In
uny way lest capable of doing heavy
work than la her husband of perform
ing the duties of housemaid, which la
also the custom in that remarkable)
land. There Is no physical Inequality
of the sexes in the Island empire.
JUDGE DIMES INC LAW.
Slim
i nun il
Prices Killing Firm.
Old Joshua Martin was noted for hi
ability to make a close bargain, but
once in a while ho met hla match.
"I say, mister," be began, as ho
walked Into a barber shop one market
day, while waiting to dispose of his
load, "farming's mighty bad nowa
days. You ought to lemme have a
shave for 5 cents. Why, If I should
tell you the price I had to take for my
garden sass "
"Mebbe," returned the barber, "bnt
fact Is, I ought to charge you double
price now by rights, for farmert faces
are Just about twice at long at they
used to be. You ought to be thankful
for being let off on one fare!"
Wouldn't Be Diverted.
Mist Kremey (In bookstore) nave
you Moore's poems? Clerk Yes, miss;
I'll get 'em for you. By the wax
here's a splendid story called "Just
One Kiss," Mist Kremey (coldly) I
want Moore. Philadelphia Ledger.
Uow the world runs oil and leaves
a man who does not care for Christ
mas!
Sir William Granthan, Judge of the
KIngi Bench Division In London, is
occupying the curiout position of a dis
penser of Justice
who is defying tha
law, Blr William,
at the squire of
Barcombe, Lewes,
wantt to build.
tome new cottage
of bis own design..
The Clialley rural
district council re
jected hit plans,
so he Introduced to
siu uiiAMu-iM. the president or
the local government board a deputa
tion of about 100 rural landowners to
complain of Die 'hardships, difficulties
and Impossibilities" of complying with,
the rural district laws by which a
landowner, whether he possesses ona
acre or 1,000, cannot put up a brick
on bit estate without the consent of
the rural district council. He hold
that it waa never intended that the ab
solute powers wielded by these coun
cils should be exercised by the clas
of men (ten fanners, two retired
tradesmen, a retired timber merchant
and two clergymen)' of which this.
council is composed, ' The day after
the deputation bad got its answer Blr
William's bricklayer and three labor
er! started work on the cottages.
A Chilly Proposition
The man who's wrapped np in himself
Whether ht's young or old,
Mast find his wraps of little help,
Bcause h's alwsys cold.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribnne.
What a different world this would
ba if the rule could be reverted, and
rich kin hunt for poor kin in order to
help them.