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• r < ' \ • > ; r ' % ^ ^ • : ?5'" T »-?.jj , •* ->.; k-s NOVELIST'S INVENTION MAY REVOLUTIONIZE NAVAL WAR ij, "The Submarine Destroyer," a fic- fion story written by Morgan Robert­ son and printed in Everybody's Maga­ zine, may revolutionize naval warfare. i§!r. Robertson, the author, has already •old for $50,000 his invention of a sub- *' • > - Marine searchlight to the • Holland Submarine Boat company, and now • r lias been employed by that company t o i ; develop other ideas of submarine war- ^ The basis of the story, "The Sub- ftiarine Destroyer," is a hypothetical ^rar between Japan and the Unites States, brought on by the latter coun­ try deporting all Chinese from Ameri- |^©a to their native land. Japan notified the United States thafc if the trans­ ports carrying the deported orientals >• Approached within the three mile limit I^H.^ff the Chinese coast she would construe as an act of war. The United States " A delayed a response, Japan recalled her • Embassador while the. transports were '•till in midocean. The United States < *f8iustered seventeen submarines--the Only kind of warships in use, all the powers having sent their battleships • und cruisers to the junk yards--to protect the transports. Lieut. Ross, U. N., was in command of the flotilla. Aa the trabsports and the flotilla ./ Reared the mouth of the Yangtse river "The Submarine Destroyer" was dls- /, jppvered. The story goes on: j.'.. V "Ross sa^' . . a round, glis­ tening steel bull, capped by a slant X aided conning tower. It seemed like a huge globe, its curvature indicating a diameter of at least eighty feet, but it Ipoved on a course to Intercept the Vaquero (Ross' flagship) at a speed almost incredible in a ball shapped .hull. There was nothing to betray its - nationality. . . . The stranger flopped with unusual suddenness, and ; ij, head and shoulders rose out of the eonning tower--those of a youngish Bnan, with an alert, boyish face, and .line white teeth, much 1n evidence jrhen he smiled. * " 'Hello there, lieutenant!" he called, S§-hen the Vaquero had crept up to ^ 1§dm. 'Got any oil--more than you n§eed this trip?" " 'Plenty of medium grade, If that ; irill do,' answered Ross doubtfully, put who are you. and what have you there--a submarine?' , "'Well, it's a periscope, as you see, Und for the rest, it's a centrifugal w pump and a high speed rotary. My Oil's too thick and it heats up. That's * s(bout all I can tell you now.' ' " 'Hardly enough, considering the Situation. What's your nationality?' " 'I'm an American.' " 'But your boat?' asked Ross, Impa­ tiently. , " 'Depends upon what it can do to- Jborrow and which country buys me ' ^ " 'Are ytw joi armed craft? Then ou are aspirate If you meddle with . the affairs of nations.' " 'I am not armed or armored and the affairs I meddle with will go to the bottom. The other side won't care.' . "'Don't quibble with ^ me. I am a government officer with a tube trained i; ^|pon you now.' U p "'You couldn't hit me with every Iprpedo you've got, lieutenant,' said tij§ie stranger, smiling again. 'You'd |fcave to strike a horizontal knife edge ^ *ith the firing pin of your torpedo, y #jnd it's one chance in a million. You |v'v )|an't aim in a vertical plane.' "Ross puzzled over the statement, "knd the stranger went on: \,<r '"I've neither rudder nor screw to # f;|i>iatch a torpedo. I can get thirty-five knots in five seconds. I can stop as •quickly. I might -- though I'm not Sure--run away from a torpedo/ " 'Nonsense,' said Ross. 'It's be- ; jrond the power of machinery.' ' V "For an answer the stranger ducked ? Into the conning tower, closed the di­ vided hatch; then,, throwing a spoon shaped sheet of water high overhead, tlhe curved object darted about 100 yards to starboard, stopped almost: in- gtantly, and darted back to its former ' position. Ross' eyes openel at the ex- p.?,: J»ibition, and when the stranger again , ' . Jiose out of the hatch, he cried: J, " " 'What in the name of heaven have «• 1 *you got? How do you «et that speed " Ife a ball? I should say it was forty . Itnots an hour.' "'No, thirty-five, or a little less. • v Jilt's twenty under water. I can catch #nd destroy any submersible afloat or fubmerged.' " 'If you are unarmed, how.can you destroy anything, even though, as you Olaim, you are invulnerable to attack?' -- "'Watch out to-morrow. Keep your eolors hoisted, even when submerged. , | want to make ho mistakes. I have w ig fluorescent searchlight, but it is • gone of the best.' " 'You are not a benefactor of hu­ manity,' said Ross, with a slight shud­ der. -i 'But, if your oil is'any good, and : v Jtiy engine don't heat up, I'll prevent the drowning of several thousand peo- f 3|le to-morrow. It all depends upon :W-Jbe oil. Now, let's have it, lieutenant, and I'll credit the government when I • Sell out.'" Duchess la a Good Manager. The young duchess of Roxburghe, formerly Miss Goelet, an American _:eiress to great wealth, in spite of her yiches is a strict economiser in all Scatters pertaining to her household Jpanagement. Also she is an inveter­ ate bargain hunter, and always refuses jo pay west end prices for east end foods. The secret of her care while |m shopping tours Is that she dis­ penses a great deal of charity in the %ay of clothing to institutions for re­ lief of poor women. The duchess is a foman of strikingly independent na­ ture, and makes her extensive pur­ chases in her own way, taking advice neither from relative nor. tradespeo­ ple. r : ---- - -- !, Electric Ore Smelting. > - VleO-Consul-General Gorm a^-. Wof liontreai. reports that the Dominion government has appropriated $15,000 tor making experiments with the elec­ tric process of smelting ores and ^manufacturing steel at Sault Ste. Marie. All kinds of ores will be ex­ perimented with, and important re­ sults are expected to be obtained. >-• JX&C&Af £QB&ZZ&Q?r The stranger got the oil he wanted and his mysterious craft disappeared beneath the waves. The story, con­ tinuing, describes the attack of twen­ ty-six Japanese subiherged warships, the sinking of the transports with their loads of human freight, and the all day combat between the Japanese and American submerged craft. Nine of the seventeen American boats were destroyed and the Japanese had lost seven. The battle finally ended and the Japanese flotilla was sighted mak­ ing its way eastward. ' . The story continues: "And now out of the gray sea to starboard came something big,:black, and indefinable at first., then taking form--a curious form for a craft of any kind, surface or submarine. It re­ sembled two salad bowls with edges- together, convex above and below, con­ cave horizontally for about twenty feet from the termination of the con­ vex curve. It was circular in a lateral plane, without rudder, propeller, or any visible means of propulsion: and It darted up close to the Vaquero and stopped with a suddeness which, with its spherical upper body, identified it as the strange craft interviewed the day befoire. * M • • • • "On the surface ahead of the Vaquero was a column of black craft steering east that Ross had no diffi­ culty in recognizing as the Japanese fleet. There were twelve of them, and the height of their bow waves indi­ cated full surface speed. "Perhaps In the whole history of naval war a fleet was never sunk so quickly. The speed of the Japanese submersibles was at least twenty-five knots an hour, that ot the- destroyer thirty-five--a total of approach of six­ ty. The column was less than a mile long. In less than a minute, and be­ fore the leading craft had entirely dis­ appeared, all had felt the touch of the sharp, circular knife, and were dip­ ping, rolling, or staggering, according to the nature and location of the wound. "But something seemed to have hap­ pened to the invincible craft that had wrought the destruction. As Ross looked at it he noticed that it had stopped and was settling. Then he saw a black spindle rise beside it, curve gracefully in the air, and dive into the sea." The rest of the story is quickly told. The oil furnished the strange craft was inferior and its use deranged the machinery. Lieut. Ross, however, was able to save the huge, ball-shaped de­ stroyer from destruction by himself destroying the Fulton, the only sub­ marine craft left in the Japanese fleet. It was the effect of the inferior oil upon the machinery that prevented the strange craft from saving its transports. The story is fiction, but Mr. Robert­ son, It is understood, toas worked out the plans for a real submarine destroy­ er of the kind he has described, and as his plans have impressed them­ selves so strongly on the Holland com­ pany it is not impossible that a new type of a warship may be given to the world, a type that will revolutionize naynl. warfare. Ifftcle Sam in Dire Peril. President Castro of Venezuela has placed an order for $2,500,000 worth of warships, big guns, ammunition and other paraphernalia of war for the purpose, he avers, of coming up to this couptry and flgliting the Yank­ ees. Poor Old Uncle Sam! With his 80,000,000 of people, his untold re­ sources of wealth, his squadrons of battleships, any one of which is worth more than the entire navy which Cas­ tro is capable of bufldiug in the next ten years, what can Uncle Sam do with a valiant enemy who swoops down upon him with $2,500,000 worth of war apparatus and a South Ameri­ can thirst for gore? He will simply be forced to capitulate and haggle for the best terms obtainable from the implacable foe.--Atlanta Journal. Canada as a Wheat Granary. The outlook in the Canadian north­ west still promises the greatest wheat crop on record. The prospects are good for a harvest of 100,000.000 bush­ els, representing not less than 70,000,- 000 bushels for export. At the same time it is estimated that Russia will raise 140,000,000 bushels less this year than last. Canada has had the un­ usual and delightful combination of an unprecedented crop and an almost un­ precedented price. Helped by a cor­ ner, the rate at Winnepeg ran up at the beginning of this month to $1.35 per bushel--the highest point ever reached in that market. The position of Canada as the future granary of Great Britain is no longer dependent in any degree upon .tariff coddling on the Chamberlain plan.--Collier's Weekly. Noted Genealogist Dead. Charles William Manwaring. a.'g©*' nealogist of note, is dead at Hartford, Conn., of cancer, aged 78. For five years he had been engaged on an im­ portant literary work, which he pleted while on his deathbed. [ I l l i n o i s N e w s Choice itsms from ovsr the state, specialty selected for our readers TRY TO EVADE MARRIAGE LAWS Couple Seek to Escape Jail' by Wed­ ding, but License Is Denied. The new marriage laws continue to play queer pranks with lovesick couples. In Macon county a man and woman were arrested for trying to elope and locked up on a charge of disorderly conduct. They concluded to escape the meshes of the law by get­ ting married forthwith, and the au­ thorities being willing, the couple were taken to the county clerk's office to secure the license. It developed, however, that the woman had been divorced last fall and the official could Hot issue the permit. "But we are ready to be married," said the would-be bridegroom, "in or­ der to get out of jail. What are we to do?" Neither the clerk npr anybody else could answer the question and the pair had to go back to prison, where they will have to remain until the sentence is carried out. bLDEST FIREMAN IN STATE. FEARS HER LOVER IS SLAIN The oldest fireman in Illinois active­ ly in service is Fred Bassett, the vet­ eran of the Champaign fire depart­ ment. He will be 70 years old Oct. 29 next. Since the age of 18 he has been engaged in the business of fighting fires, commencing with the volunteer fire department of New York city in the early 50's. In 1856 he was made JH£Z>J34SS£7T" a regular attache and served a term of five years in the eastern metropo­ lis. He then came west and residfil for a time in Chicago. He organized the first fire department in Cham­ paign in 1866. For nearly thirty years he has been an active member of the department and as he is in good con­ dition physically he promises to re­ main for many years to come. CHICAGO AND TANNER THE CRY New York Man for Commander and Metropolis for Encampment.1 That .Corporal Tanner of New Yorl? should be honored with the office of commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and that Chica­ go should entertain the next encamp­ ment i& the sentiment of a large num­ ber of members of the organization in this state, and at the approaching encampment at Denver the Illinoisans may be depended upon to exert their influence in these directions. But for the fact that Gen. Black of this state was commander in chief last year Illinois might press the claims of another resident of this state in Gen. John C. Smith, and many of his friends are anxious to support him in such a candidacy at such time in the future as may seem advisable. Gen. Smith, when approached on the subject, disclaimed any knowledge of concerted action In his l^ehalf and stated his belief in the election of Corporal Tanner. "I had not known that my friends were working in my behalf," he said, "and even though the Illinois mem­ bers should desire the election of a man from this state 'tiieir claims would scarcely be considered because of the fact that Gen. Black waB so recently the commander. Undoubt­ edly Illinois will support the New York man for the position. .Another stumbling block in the way of tfie selection of an Illinois candi­ date is the strong sentiment among members from this state that Chicago should be the next meeting place for the encampment. The anxiety in this regard is most pronounced from one end of the state to the other and dele­ gates to the Denver encampment will be called upon to regard the claims of Chicago. Among the most enthusiastic expo­ nents of Chicago for the assembling place are the women of the G. A. R., who have already taken action in the matter and have pledged themselves to work for Chicago throughout the meeting. Sues Foreign Corporation. State's Attorney Healy of Cook county has begun a crusade against concerns charged with non-compli­ ance with the new law planned to put foreign corporations on the same foot­ ing with those chartered in Illinois. He has started suit against the Naval Shores Export company to recover <a fine of $1,000 to $10,000, as provided by the law. The act requires a report to the secretary of state as to the de­ tails of incorporation of companies registered in states outside of Illinois. d Labor Day Proclamation. Gov. Deneen has - issued a procla­ mation designating Sept. 4 as labor day, and calling upon the people of Illinois to desist from their ordinary occupations and to celebrate the day in An appropriate manner. Absorbed by the Alton. The formal absorption of the •QbTn- Cy, Carrol Iton and western branch of the Chicago and .Alton by the latter road has been announced. The Alton has controlled this branci. for past tlvee years. . - Elgin Woman Believes He May Be Victim of the Russians. Fearing that' her fiance, C. A. Wheelfer, formerly of Elgin and of- late an engineering expert employed by a New York torpedo concern to as­ sist the Japanese in the use of a new­ ly patented torpedo boat, has met with foul pla^, Mrs. Clara Fettler of Elgin has Instituted a search for him. Three weeks ago he stopped at the Hotel Fosgate, Elgin, en route to New York, and since his departure no word of his whereabouts has been received. Inquiries by telegram were made at the Grand Union hotel. New York, where Wheeler said he would regis­ ter, but no man of that name has been there. , The engagement of the couple was announced at Belvidei-e and It was stated at that time thtey would sail for Japan on their honeymoon. Wheel­ er is 85 years old and has risen rap­ idly since he left the employ of the Elgin National Watch company three years ago. He mastered the machin­ ists' trade and then took up electrical engineering, making a special study of torpedoes. The New York house sent him to Japan at the outbreak of the war for the purpose of demonstrating the use si jaiaaqAV 'opadaoi luaml sji jo known to have carried large sums of money and one of the theories is that he has been killed and robbed. On several occasions he lias referred to the danger which might attend him because of his connection with the Japanese navy-, but never expressed any.great fear of an attack from Rus­ sians. ASK DENEEN TO BE STRENUOUS Chautauqua Orators Urge lll(nols Gov­ ernor to Be as Folk. Chautauqua orators who have' been holding forth at the various assemblies in central IUionis appear to be work­ ing together in an effort to embar­ rass Gov. Deneen. At several meet­ ings good-natured thrusts at his inac­ tivity in the cause of reform have been indulged in by the platform speakers, who have compared him La FOllette and Folk and mildly crit­ icised him for not being more "stren­ uous." La FolIette set the example at Springfield a few weeks ago by "burn­ ing up" the Illinois railroad board in Gov. Deneen's presence and Sam Jones at another meeting wanted to know what had become of the Illinois executive since the election. Jones in his speech at the old Salem assem­ bly became caustic in Comparing the governors "Mr. Deneen of Illinois." he said, "Is suffering %ith a severe attack of political paralysis. Before the election he promised better than any candidate who was running, but he has failed to live up to the record which he made as a public official in Cook county. Something ought to be done for him." HOCH'S LIFE IS PROLONGED CRAP GAME ABOVE SALVATION Lads and Lassies Sing While Police Raid Gambling Rooms. While the strains of "Hold the Fort" were rising from a Salvation meeting in the basement of an aurora store, the police were upstairs raiding a big crap game in the same building. The line of cymbals, tambourines, drums and loud "hallelujahs" was rudely in­ terrupted by the banging of the over­ turned tables and the frantic rush of the gamblers to escape. Forgetting ail about the services the Salvation­ ists tumbled, into the street to find out what was going on. They found the police had made a big find and that their prayers had been passing through the atmosphere of what the police call one of the worst gambling dens in the city. All the gaming para­ phernalia was seized and the keeper was arrested with several of the Inmates. Killed on Vacation Trip. The body of Herbert L. Johnson, formerly of Elgin, was found floating in North river. New York, with a bul­ let hole above his ear. Johnson was on his way to Elgin to visit his father. Edwin Johnson, one of the best known residents in that city, when he met his death. John­ son's relatives believe he was robbed and murdered and his body thrown into the river. Surprise on Birthday. Two thousand people perpetrated a surprise on Daniel Murray, the largest stock buyer and shipper in the state, at Pana. Aug. 23. Bands, glee clubs and prominent speakers took part. He received numerous gifts, chief among the number being a gold-headed cane from an Indianapolis Commission firm. He is 60 years old and well known throughout the state. Unique Funeral. . W. B. McClellan. a unique character of Necoma. died and the funeral party passed through Galesburg on their way to Elmwood with the body, in ac­ cord with the dying request of the de­ ceased. The long trip was made by team, as McClellan did not want the wheels of a railroad train to turn un­ der his casket. He directed that no undertaker should embalm his body and that no minister should officiate at his funeral. He was inclined to atheism and did not believe much in a hereafter. He left a good estate. Private Bank Shuts Doors. The bank at Metcalf. 111., a pri concern owned by John L. Gobin of Clinton county, closed its doors Aug. 26. Cashier C. M. Smith made a state­ ment that Gobin bought the bank re­ cently and shortly afterward drew a note for $10,000/ payable to himself, taking the money out of the deposits. Mr. Smith says this note disappeared yesterday from the bank assets, leav­ ing in the bank $10,000 in assets to pay $20,000 due depositors, and under such circumstances he declined to open the doors. Man Convicted of Wife Murder la Again Saved From Gallows. N " When Johann Hoch, in the Cook county jail, learned (that a super­ sedeas from the supreme court had saved him from the gallows a second time he showed no great elation, but calmly asserted that ultimately he w ould be proven innocent of the mur­ der of one of his many Wives. "I am an innocent man, and, fur­ thermore, I never expect to go to the gallows," he said. "As I have repeat­ edly stated, I was convicted on the flimsiest kind of circumstantial evi­ dence. Of Course, I am thankful to those who have aided, me. I have, never committed any crime, and In the end I shall walk forth a free man, com­ pletely vindicated." The supersedeas was issued by Jus­ tice Magruder of the Illinois supreme court. The case will be argued be­ fore the full bench at the next session of. the supreme court. Hoch would have been hanged Friday if Judge Ma­ gruder had not issued the super­ sedeas. , BALL ^LAYERS ARM HURT. Three of the best players in the Three Eye circuit have met with seri­ ous injuries, two of them being mem­ bers of the Rock Island team. Henry Walter, right fielder for the Rock Island club, was hit on the head with a thrown ball in a game with Spring­ field and his sluill fractured, and though he will recover, will not likely ever play ball again. Walter's home is In Louisville, Ky., and before com- irg to the Three Eve league played with southern clubs. Last season he was with Decatur, being this year traded to Rock Island. He was a .300 hitter and one of the best outfielders in the league. The other men hurt were Manager Connors of Blooming- ton, who had his jaw broken by a thrown ball and is out of the game for the season, and Dow Vandine. third baseman for Rock Island, who was hit on the head by a pitched ball, SMART DOG TREES BIG CATFISH Leads lt« Master to Quarry Suspended in Branches. The latest thing in fish stories is that related by Bud Betts, who lives In the Big Muddy bottoms, eight miles northwest." of Alto Pass, and who owns a dog. According to Bud's nar­ ratives his dog is the first of his lin eage that has ever treed a catfish, The Big Muddy has a habit of rising very rapidly after a heavy rain, and recedes with equal, if not greater ra­ pidity. After the recent high water, Bud approached the bank to examine a fish trap. He found his dog industri­ ously barking'at a catfish, suspended by its fins from the branches of a hollow tree. The fish proved to be alive and weighed thirty-eight pounds. Son Returns After Many Years. After a separation of twenty-one years, Mrs. Morris Baker met her son, Thomas Vincent, at Champaign. The family formerly lived at Philo. Vin­ cent's father died and his mother mar­ ried again. Then he went away and lost track of his relatives. F. M. Baker, a half-brother, brought about the meeting between the two who had been parted so long. He was at Pana and met Vincent, h short conversa­ tion developed the relationship and the half-brothers decided to surprise their mother. Vincent is connected with a carnival company and has spent most of his time in Mexico. Mfs. Baker is 80 years old. vatff^ Marry In Courthouse Tower. In the tower of the courthouse at Charlestown, with a breeze blowing at the rate of f<ftty miles an hour, W. J. Davis and Miss Pearl John­ son, both of Bushton. were married by County Judge Cofer. The young people expressed a wish to have the ceremony performed there and the judge did not object to the climb. The only others present were the deputy county clerk and Miss Grace Frazier, a friend of the bride. East St. Louis to Terrs Haute. The East St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute and Eastern traction company has been incorporated by the secretary of state with a capital stock of $1,000,- 000. The principal office is in East St. Louis. The road will build from East St. Louis, III., to Terre Haute, Ind. Bank for Glen Ellyn. The Glen Ellen state bank has been organized with a capital of $25,000. Orrin Dodge is president, E. M. Mc- Cheshe}', vice president, and J. D McChesney, cashier. Store and Postoffice Burned. •Fire destroyed the store of Upmeyer &:Morton at Tamms, 111., and the post- office, which was in the same building. It was owned by Oscar T. Tamm of St. Louis, and was insured for $3,000. The stock of goods was valued at? $7,- 000 and was insured for $4,000. MEMBERS OF THE W. R. C. ON GEN. KING'S OFFICIAL UZABETH A. TURNER. KAfE BROWNLEE SHERWOOD. Commander-in-chief King has filled the vacancies on his staff in unique fashion, and One that has no precedent in G. A. R. annuls. He has appoint­ ed "&§ a tribute to the noble work of the W. R. C." three of Us earliest past presidents, viz.: Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller, the present treasurer of the depart­ ment of Massachusetts; Mrs. Lizabeth A. Turner of Bridgeport and Kate Brownlee Sherwood of Ohio, members of his official staff. Doubtless the presence of these three distinguished ladies upon the staff of the commander-in-chief will mark a new departure at the Denver encampment and complications may arise if their hew duties demand their absence from the convention of the W. R. C., where they are always very much in evidence. FRANCE LEFT FAR BEHIND. Great Jncrease in Populatlorr of the German Ertipire. After Russia Germany is the richest country in children. For every 10,000 inhabitants there are 363 living births a year, as against only 226 in France. Hence the increase of population in Germany is correspondingly great. In the course of the nineteenth century the population within the present ter­ ritory of 'the empire has much more than doubled in spite of the consider­ able numbers of Germans who have emigrated during this time. In 1816 there were 24,400,000 souls in the ter­ ritory of the present empire, while in 1900 there were 56,300,000. which cor­ responds to a yearly average increase of one per cent, while more than 5,000,000 Germans have emigrated from their homes during the nine­ teenth century. In order to measure the meaning of these figures we must compare them with those of a coun­ try like France, which Is practically stationary in its population. In the middle of the century there were as many people in France as in Germany. In 1845 there were in Germany 34,400.- 000, in France 34,500,000, while in 1820 France had nearly 4,000,000 more than Germany. To-day the French population has risen only to 35,500,000 and Is therefore more than 20,000,000 behind Germany.--Yale Review. tlftt. $ARAH E,,/UUBIt LESSON TAUGHT BY WAR. The Collector and His Mania. Collecting is a sort of cumulative passion. It starts with a taste fov quality, it develops into a greed for quantity. Once the collector discovers he is the possessor of an article of which there are few or no other cop­ ies, he Is lost. Thereafter he has only one concern--to seize upon more rari­ ties. It would be all very well if the mania pertained to what may truly be called treasures, but too often these things have value only because other collectors have them. That he may have an example of the ceramics of every dynasty of China is more to the collector than that he has beautiful specimens of one.--Cleveland Leader. ---- "| . Overworked Railroad Employes. Is It not a fair assumption that the railroads would have fewer accidents and kill fewer employes and passen­ gers if they never cut off thousands of men from their pay rolls in a year of record-breaking traffic? When few­ er men do more work it is likely to be found that many are overtaxed. On railroads that too often means fa­ tal drowsiness at posts of danger, care­ lessness from subjecting nature to ex­ cessive strain. American railroads exhibit wonderful growth in business, while they go from bad to worse in respect to the protection of human life. When is this fatal weakness to be remedied,--Cleveland Leader. Japan's Triumph Contains Muteh Fowl' for Thought. The triumph of Japan is taken in various ways by. a complicated uni­ verse. We prefer to observe it In the first place for what it teaches of value to ourselves. The American bill for alcoholic drinks during a single year is estimated- in dollars alone at a bil­ lion and a quarter. What it is in con­ sequences who shall estimate? Japan* drinks with the moderation which she exhibits in every phase of life. Her people so far care less fOr show, for personal consplcuousness than they do for ends of general worth. The Jap­ anese were worried for months by the fewness of their battleships, but In the end they won, not by numbers^ but by morality-J-by sobriety, devotion, cour­ age and intelligence. They ;did not win by talk and bluster either. They have shown, in peace and war, a calm fair mindedness, a predominating taste, a hostility to mere noise sad thunder, an ability to be quiet and mind their business, whether that business be art, domestic labor or deadly war. To be sure of the quality of our sailors, the disinterestedness of promotions, the honesty of contracts, the subordination of personal gain and ambition--all this Is more im­ portant than the tonnage of our fleet. It is not so much the number of tor­ pedo boats or battleships as it is the way they will be managed In emer­ gency.--Collier's Weekly. v:sK 8HOULD WAR BE HUMANEf Pertinent Consideration as to and Deadliness of Bullets. Is the military bullet too small. Japan uses a German-silver or steel- jacketed bullet of less than .25 cali­ ber. It is long, built for speed, wide range and fiat trajectory. Our army uses a bullet slightly larger. They are called "humane," because the wounds they make are small, almost always antiseptic and heal quickly. But they have not the stopping pow- ^r of the larger balls and many ex­ perts believe that they tend to pro­ long wars, by lowering the death-rate and permitting men to engage again in fighting soon after being wounded. Is a long war preferable to a short, bloody one? Has the reappearance of bayonet-stabbing, due to the reduced killing power of the bullet, made war more humane? And finally, can war ever be humane?--"With the Proces- -rslon," Everybody's Magazine. ~ ^ Ileal Founder of Family. John Hauke, a farmer living near Williamsport, Pa:, celebrated his nine­ tieth birthday last week by finishing four days of harvesting, in which he swung a cradle and kept up with men less than half his age. Later he had a family reunion, at which he danced with his great-grandchildren. Mr. Hauke is the father of twelve, grand­ father of forty-six, and great-grand­ father of thirty-nine, all of whom ex­ cept seven are still living. '•isfif Joe Ricketts, 18 years old, an en*> ploye of the Pacific,Express company, was .found dead at Decatur, near the Wabash railway station, -with his head beaten to a pulp. The murderer es­ caped, v Pen Picture of Marie Corelli. Marie Corelli, the author, is a small, plump woman with curly hair and a double chin, the latter being so pro­ nounced as to give her much concern. Born in Italy of Italian parents, she was adopted by an Englishman of let­ ters, who ,had her educated in a French convent. She hates what is called society life and its obligations. As one of her friends puts it. she is "a hard working, book Igving. enthusias­ tic and rather pugnacious little body." Sultan Dislikes Darkness. The sultan of Turkey strenuously Objects to darkness, and his apart­ ments fn the palace and the surround­ ing gardens as well are flooded with light every night. He is always read to sleep by a brother or favorite se*1' vani, " *- • Heard Grandchildren Sing Mass. When Mr. and Mrs. Delorme of Worcester, Mass.. recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary they attended mass, the choir being composed of forty-one of their grand­ children.--------- ^ Will Fight "Tainted Money.' Dr. Washington Gladden will intro­ duce a resolution aimed to head off the acceptance of gifts of "tainted money" by executive officers of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions when the board meets for its annual session In Seattle on Sept. 14 to 18. The resolution will undertake to relieve the executive of­ ficers from all authority to receive gifts of money. Dr. Gladdln Is work­ ing to organize the men who support­ ed him in his previous opposition to "tainted money," and there are likely to be some lively speeches at the meeting. Many members of the board are of opinion that any resolution re-" strictlng the executive officers in re­ ceiving gifts will be voted down. Every Man Has His Troubles. A Kansas man was seen sitting alone on the prairie with a two-bushel sack of dollars by his side. He seem­ ed to be in distress and was asked what worried him. "It is this way," said the man as he kicked disgustedly at a tuft of bunch grass. "I just sold my crop of wheat and there isn t a blamed bird to throw the money aL What I am to do with the stuff ia more than I can tell. Kansas City star- ^ \ •« •' Kingly Name Revive** *£& ' ^ The christening of the infant son of The prince and princess of Wales is specially interesting from the fact that one of the names given him is Charles. The young prince is the first of the royal blood to bear that "Bonnie Prince Charlie." Aged "Bike" Champion. •T. W. Davis is the champion bicjtfr* list of his age in the world. He I® seventy-seven years old and has rfd* den 107.781 miles on his bicycle. Ho began bicycling at the age of mmm If; Ij^f . .u* * ' If -'is i&4- wv