Ei I'll!), I IB
Russia's Unlimited Supply of
Trained Ailitary Aen.
JAPAN'S STANDING ARAY
Every Man In Russia it a Soldier
Japanese Considered by Experts
to Be the Better Fighters Jap
an's Strong Point is in Caring for
Her Men.
Washington. Russia has an almost
unlimited supply of men with military
training, and the size of the army
akUlt nhn inn rro tVirtf in WorHtno la
utirnate-d at 4,500,000, Including about j
75.000 officers. .
Every man In Russia Is a soldier,
that Is, every man between the ages ;
of 21 and 43. AVith the exception of
educated persons, those who have
been graduated from universities, col
leges and grammar schools, Ave
years with the colors or In active ser
Tlce Is required. A graduate of a unl
Terslty Is required to serve actively
tor a year only. Those In the actlvn
service are, of course, receiving train
ing continually.
The reserves are trained for a fixed
number of weeks periodically. Regi
mental barracks are scattered from
one end of the empire to the othei.
and the mobilization of the troops, al
though a vast undertaking, Is system
atically carried out. Besides the per
iodical drill to which the reserves are
subjected, there are many companies
and regiments which are called out
tor active duty in quelling riots.
In Japan the total or available re
serves falls far below that of Ru.s.da.
Some experts, however, believe the
Japanese are better fighters.
The Japanese standing army con
sisted before the war of only 167.629
officers and men, while Russia's peace
quota was 1,000,000 men and 42.000
officers, according to figures supplied
by each Government. The organiza
tion of the Japanese army is rather
complicated, but its efficiency has
keen fully tested in the mobilization
and transportation of the troops to
the field.
In Japan all men from 17 to 40 are
Uable to military service. In addi
tion to the standing army are the re
serves; then what Is known by the
German term landwehr, and the first
and second depots.
The reserves consist of those who
have quitted the active service. They
are enlisted in four years and four
months and are considered part of the
standing army.
The landwehr, which is brought in
to service after all the reserves have
been called to the colors, Is com
posed of those who have quitted the
standing army, active and reserve,
and the enlistment period Is five
years. The first depot comprises all
those who have not enlisted In the
active army for a term of seven years
and four months. Those who had not
previously enlisted In the first depot
comprise the second depot, the term
of service of which is only a year and
four months.
These divisions are called out in
regular order. Training of three or
four weeks each year Is given to all
those not In the active service, much
after the manner of our own State
mllltla organization.
In war times the reserves are put
Into active training, and a depleted
regiment can easily and quickly be
filled with trained and experienced
men. There is also a fifth division
called the landsturm, which consists
of those who have gone through the
landwehr or first depot, but who have
not been in other service. In this
manner the ranks of the army are
quickly filled.
Aside from all these there are thou
sands In the empire who can be called
upon for active service and, counting
every man eligible for the service, the
total military strength of Japan would
be upward of 1,000,000 men.
On paper this number compares
poorly with the Russian figures. The
main problem which each nation
must face Is that of feeding her sol
diers and this is Japan's strongest
point.
The All-America Football Team.
Walter Camp announces In Collier's
the following names as his selection
Tor the Arst, second, and third all
America teams:
First Eleven End, Shevlin, Yale;
'tackle, Cooney, Princeton; guard,
Plekarskl, Pennsylvania: centre, Tip
ton, West Point; guard, Kinney, Yale;
tackle, Hogan, Yale; end, Bckersall,
Chlcatro; quarter, Stevenson, Penn
sylvania; half. Hurley, Harvard; half,
Heston, Michigan; full, Smith, Penn
sylvania. Seconit Eleven TVeedo, Pennsyl
vania; Thorpe, Columbia; Gilman,
Dartmouth; Roraback, Yale; Tripp,
Yale; Cartiss, Mic.V.igun; GilleKpio,
West Point; Rockwell. Yale; Rey
nolds, Pennsylvania; Hub'ourd, Am
herst; Mills, Harvard.
Third Eleven VAaza, Dartmouth;
Butklewlcz, Pennsylvania; Short,
Princetoon; Torrey, Pe&osylvanla;
Thorpe, Minnesota; Doe, West Point;
Rothgeb, Illinois; Harris, Minnesota;
Hoyt, Yale; Vaughn, Dartmouth;
Bender. Nebraska.
Largest Cat In Indiana.
Harry Gwlnnup of thia city owns a
two-year-old cat which weighs eigh
teen pounds. The cat is named Jim
Kiley, In honor of citizen of Coving
ton. The cat la supposed to' be the
largest In the State of Indiana. Cov
ington Indianapolis Star.
He who Ib the picture
should be in an enviable
joint).
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GRAND JURIES ABOLISHED.
Radical Action Taken by the People
of Minnesota.
St. Paul. Minn. The Grand Jury
system of Indictment for criminal of
fenses has been abolished by a vote
of the electors of Minnesota, who
have adopted a constitutional amend
ment to this effect.
The Legislature of 1902 created an
act to amend the general laws, which
had for its object the changing of a
law adopted In the Constitution and
organic act of the tate. It was In
the nature of an amendment and was
submitted to the electors at the elec
tion on Nov. S. and adopted by an
overwhelming vote.
Attorney-General W. J. Donnahow-
r' ""V"' .V?" ''"n attorneys of
m- oiiuc, iiiie-i in tia iiiv uuieiiuillt'lll
abolishing the Grand Jury system in
th following logal terms:
"The effect of this amendment will
be to give the Legislature the power
to determine the manner and form of
charging persons with the commis
sion of criminal acts. As the Consti
tution now reads, the procedure by
which a person Is held to answer for
a criminal offense Is by presentment
or Indictment of a Grand Jury, or by
criminal warrant issued by a Justice
of the Peace. In place of a Grand
Jury, or a warrant Issued by a Justice
of the Peace, It Is proposed to sub
stitute any procedure which the Leg
islature may deem due process of
law.
Now, as to other reasons for elimi
nating the Grand Jury system. Crimi
nal court statistics for twenty years
prove that thirty-five per cent of
those indicted have proved their Inno
cence and have been acquitted In the
trial by Jury. While there are no
statistics available to determine the
bribery effected or friendship ex
pressed by members of the Grand
Juries, for corporations and individu
als during the last decade, there is
ample evidence In the way of civil ac
tions, which have been successfully
carried on by the State, to show that
corruption hag prevailed and no
"bills" have been returned In crimi
nal actions, where afterward the
same parties have been convicted of
the same offenses.
Dr. Lyman Abbott,
The celebrated preacher, who, on
hla sixty-ninth birthday, created a
sensation by declaring that he no
longer believed in a great God. Dr.
Abbott qualified hla statement, how
ever, by declaring his belief in a
great and everpresent force which
manfests Itself in all the activities of
man and the working of nature.
"God Is energy," he says, "Intelli
gent energy. The Bible no longer can
be accepted as the ultimate truth.
Science tells us man was not cre
ated, but is the creature of evolution.
' Even the Ten Commandments were
the result of a gradual growth, not
tho Inspired word of Moses. God ?s
great, yet personal, everywhere, yet
near nearer than hands and feet."
Is Mr. Lawson Jealous?
The suggestion that Mr. Lawson
has been stirred to ebullitions of
special activity by Jealousy of the
large place temporarily occupied In
the public eye by Mrs. Cassle Hoover
Cliadwlck Is not entirely incredible.
Mr. Lawson's aspirations after no
toriety are ot a monoiKilistlc quality,
and there Is no doubt that Mrs. Chad
j wick was making a, considerable fig
ure in a field where he might be ex
' pected to resent intrusion. But who
can tell how Mr. Lawson's mind real
ly works? Does he work it, or does it
work him? Has he got It under con
trol, or Is it running away and drag
ging lilm after It? Our little world
would really like to know, and if the
commonwealth of the State of Mas
sachusetts should see its way to send
a committee of alienists to wait on
Mr. Lawson and report upon his men
tal condition, tho report would un
doubtedly command the best place In
I the news columns of most of the pa
pers. Harper's Weekly.
White Eear Killed In West Virginia.
Two hunters, who were driven by
rain to take shelter In a cave in the
mountains of Nicholas county, roused
a perfectly white bear, with pink
eyes, which had quarters In the cave.
When roused from Its slumber the
bear attacked the men with ferocity
and severely Injured one of them.
Mr. Wilson Graves, who fired the
shot that killed the animal, has the
skin, and will have the same proper
ly prepared and mounted. The hide
has the texture and the bead the ap
pearance of the common black bear,
except that the skin is snow white
aud the eyes pink.
: The man who was born great may
Mt dle mt WBjr
THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG.
8T. PAUL'S in London.
Third Larnett Church In Christian-
dom, bits 13 Centuries Old.
In the very heart of the city, con
spicuously situated on a slight emi
nence stands London's most promi
nent building, the beautiful St. Paul s
Cathedral. For nearly 1300 years a
church has occupied this site, Ethel
bert having founded one there as ear
ly as 610. For 477 years this orlgnt
nal church remained standing, or un
til it was destroyed by fire In 1087.
A new edifice then was commenced
In the Norman style. It occupied 40
years in building, and, according to
William of Malmesbury, "could con
tain the utmost conceivable multitude
of worshipers." Hut what with addi
tions of various kinds, the cathedral
was not declared completed until 1315.
The height of the steeple then was
620 feet, and the total length of the
church was 720 feet, a great many feet
longer than the longest church now In
England. At that time the spire was
of timber covered with lead, and was
eight feet higher than the world-renowned
cathedral of Cologne, the lar
gest specimen of gothlc architecture
In tho world. In 1501 this ppiro was
struck by lightning and was destroyed,
and In the fire that ensued the church
was damaged, and remained In a di
lapidated condition until the reign of
Charles I.
The work of restoration under thi
great architect, Inlgo Jones, had not
been completed when the structure
was destroyed In tho great fire of
16U6. Before this tho famous St,
Paul's cross had been removed, where
great religious disputations were held
and papal bulls promulgated. Hero
the bull of the pope against Martin
Luther was read in the presence of
Cardinal Wolsey.
The present St. Paul's was erected
In the years between 1675-97 from the
designs of Sir Christopher Wren. It
Is In the form of a Latin cross and re
sembles St. Peter's at Rome, though
much smaller. It cost what would
be computed in our money to-day as
nearly $3,740,000, but which represent
ed a far greater purchasing power In
those times. - It Is 500 feet long and
its breadth at the transepts is 250 feet.
It Is the third largest church In Chris
tendom, being exceeded In size only
by St. Peter's at Rome and the cathe
dral of Milan.
The dome, which separates the two
transepts and the nave and the choir,
rises to a height of 365 feet, and is
of wood covered with lead. It sup
ports a lantern, on top of which Is a
ball surmounted by a cross, the ball
and cross weighing 8,960 pounds, and
bringing the extreme height of the
structure to 404 feet. The ball is six
feet In diameter and can hold from 10
to 12 persons.
The principal front to the west con
sists of a double portico of corinthian
pillars, flanked by campanile towers
120 feet high. In front of the west
facade stands a statue of Queen Anne,
with England, Ireland, France and
America at her feet. In the campanile
tower is the largest bell In England.
Wren received 200 a year whllo
working on St. Paul's, but hla do
signs for the decoration of the vast
interior were never carried out. The
expense was paid by a tax on coal.
St. Paul's is famous for Its numer
ous monuments, where also are the
tombs of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Lord
Nelson, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the Duk-3
of Wellington, the painter Turner, and
other distinguished men.
I History of Coffee.
A pamphlet published by an Arab
sheik In 15C6 sheds light upon the
origin and early use of coffee. This
Arab sheik asserted that coffee was In
troduced Into Arabia from Abyssinia
about the opening of the fifteenth cen
tury and that it had been known as a
beverage in the latter country from
the most remote period. Its peculiar
properties were taken advantage of
by the Mohammedans in connection
with their prolonged religious cere
monies but its use as a devotional
antlsoporlflc stirred up' the fiercest
opposition on the part of the ortho
dox element of the priests. Coffee
was declared to be an intoxicant and
. was accordingly prohibited in the kor
an, but in spite of this the coffee-
I drinking habit spread rapidly. For
two centuries the world's supply of
coffee was obtained from the province
of Yemen in southern Arabia, where
the well-known Mocha is still culti
vated. I Knowledge of the taste and valuo
of coffee spread but slowly, so that it
was not until the middle of tho six
teenth century that It reached Con
stantinople. Here It also incited the.
bitter hostility of the priests. An
' excessive trx was imposed upon coffee
houses, notwithstanding which they
flourished and extended. After the
lapse of another hundred years coffee
reached Great Britain, where it wan
Introduced by one Edwards, a Brit
ish merchant long resident in Turkey.
The first coffee house in London was
opened by his Greek servant, Pasqua
Rossie, in 1652, and the Introduction
of the beverage Into England met with
' the same opposition as In the east.
In 1675 King Charles II. attempted
to suppress coffee houses by royal
edict, in which it was said that they
were the resort of disaffected persons,
"who spread abroad divers false, ma
licious and scandalous reports, to the
defamation of hla majesty's govern
ment and the disturbance of the peace,
and quiet of the nation." In England,
as well as other countries, the most
effective check on the consumption of
the beverage was found to be a high
duty, which led to much' smuggling.
Coffee was used in Fiance between
1640 and 1C60.
Atmospheric Effect of Icebergs.
- The flBhermen of Newfoundland
possess the curious faculty of being
able, as they say, to "smell" Iceberg,
and thereby escape many encounters
with them. Really the approach of n
berg is heralded by a sudden and do
elded cooling of the atmosphere.
Many an obese man has lost fl3h
by trying to shave himself
CARINQ FOR PARROTS.
Expert Tells of Best Food and Con
ditions for the Bird.
Women who are fond ot parrots for
pets should bear In mind the fact that
to keep them well, birds from tropi
cal countries must be protected lruni
drafts and sudden changes of temper
ature, and under no consideration
should they bo left out over u.glit,
even In summer.
Miss Virginia Pope, who for twenty
years has made a study of birds, tiieir
care and treatment, says that there
Is greater mortality among parrots
for this reason than any other.
Women, who through carelessness
or thoughtlessness, have left their
pets hanging out in tho dew over
night, have found to their sorrow that
if their birds were not dead by morn
ing they were down with bronchial
pneumonia, a disease that they are
subject to.
There are certain do's and dnnt's
which Miss Pope sugsestR, which. If
followed, will go a long way to keep a
bird of this sort In good health and
plumage.
Much care should be ' exercised In
their feeling and a most Important
rule to follow la to give the bird plen
ty of water.
This Is entirely contrary to tho ad
vice of many bird fanciers, but Misa
Pope, by personal experience, has
found that It la most necessary. There
(should be one cup for seed and anoth
er for water, the latter to be changed
twice a day. Some persons thero aro
who will say that tho bird will die if
given water, but Miss Pope says that
they will die without it.
Crackers which have been dipped
and moistened well In condensed milk
should be given them every morning.
Condensed milk has been found to
be better than sweet milk for the
reason that it la less likely to turn
sour, and to affect the digestive or
gans. The milk should be thinned with
hot water first, about one-half tea
spoonful of water to one-half cup of
milk. Toasted bread or swiebach can
be substituted for crackers if de
sired. The seed cup should contain sun
flower need mixed with hemp, about
one-fourth of the hemp to three
fourths of the sunflower.
Parrots will not take a bath. At
least It is said that not one In a hun
dred will of its own accord.
This Is a natural characteristic, as
In their own warm countries the
heavy dews at night serve the pur
pose. But as some sort of bath is
necessary It Is best to spray them
twice a week with an atomizer.
A spray bath is not disagreeable to
the bird; on the contrary, they appear
very grateful and will spread their
wings and show every evidence of en
joyment during the process.
The Curse of Flannels.
At the age of 6 I found myself In
felix! removed to a town possessing
a bleak climate and many woolen man
ufactories. It was the custom of tho
house mothers to buy flannel by tha
piece, direct from the factory; red
flannel, hot, thick, felled like a Lap
lander, and the invention of Lucifer.
Out of this flannel was cut a garment
a continuous, all-embracing garment,
of neuter gentor in which every child
in that town might have been observ
ed flaming Mephistophelian-like after
the morning bath. A pattern was p'V
en to our mother. The hair shirt I
laugh when I read! By definition the
hair shirt must have possessed geo.
graphical limits of attack, but my
flannels left no pore untiekled, untor
tured; they heated the flesh until scar
let fever paled iiito a mere pleasantry,
and they soured the milk of amiability
within me forever. The rotation of
the autumn, when the happy fowls and
foliage alike moulted, shed the super
fluous, when bracing October set tho
body In a glow, I alone of living things
must be done ip in flannel!
And spring, that season of vernal
bourgeoning, was the time when I, too
like any other seedkln, slipped free of
all stuffy lncaslngs, and could sprout
and spring in air and sun, clad in
blessed muslin. I shall never forget
the corroding bitterness induced by
flannels. At times they absolutely re.
duced me to fisticuffs with my relig.
Ion, so that filial piety, the ordaining
of the seasons, and the very catechism
Itself, hung in the balance of the con
flict. I believe I can hardly overeat!
mate the spiritual detriment done mo
by my flannels. Atlantic Monthly.
Newly Discovered Facts,
A good deal of secrecy has been ob
served as to Just what of scientific val
ue was learned by the recent voyage
of the British ship Discovery Into tho
autaretie regions. Tho geo,Tiiphira
results of the exploratii u aro well
known but the wit initio results will
take a long time to work out. It is
said, however, that a secret has been
brought back which will shake the
foundations of many a scientific be
lief. Certain foBsils have been found
which prove beyond doubt that once
no one yet can tell how long ago
mammals, and perhaps even men, liv
ed upon the land where now aro utter
desolation and life-destroying ico and
snow. These treastirea were packed
Into tin boxes and brought to London
under special escort to the British
museum, where they will await In
quiry by speciallbt3. In speaking of
the matter Sir Cements Markliam was
most guarded. Still, ho admitted that
the fossils must In any case mean
much. They may upset all the theories
aa to the polar system and the geo
graplcal origin and aga of the world.
Eating Reptiles and Insects.
In Arizona Indian children may be
seen catching ants and eating them
and In Mexico the honey ant Is eager
ly sought after by tho natives, who
eat the well-rounded, curraut-llko ab
domen. In South America the large
lizard,, the Iguano, Is a delicacy, not
to speak of the larger snakes, which
in taste are like chicken. The ordi
nary rattlesnake, it is said, Is very
good eating If one can overcome the
Inborn prejudice.
PA.
Keep your blood clean as you kern your
body clenn. You don't wait until your
body is foul before you demise it.
It is a matter of surprise Hint many peo
ple who are so careful to linve clcsn bodies
make no effort to keep the blond clean.
Everyone knows that unclcsnness breeds
disease; that those who do not keep their
bodies in a wholesome condition and who
dwell in filthy surroundings are the first to
fall when some epidemic of disease sweeps
the country, nut foul blood is more dan
gerous to the individual than a foul body.
An unclean body is rather a passive than
an active hindrance to health. But unclean
blood is an active threat against the very
life it makes the body t prepared breed
ing place for disease.
it is part of Nature's plan for human
safety that in many cases where the blood
is impure or corrupt she sets a sign on the
body in proof of the corrupt current thnt is
flowing through the veins. Scrofula with
its disfigurinf sores and scars, eczema with
its irritation, salt-rheum, tetter, erysipelss,
boils, pimples and other eruptions are only
the outward signs of the impurity of the
blood. Hut often in the earlier or simpler
stages of the blood's impurity there are no
outward signs of tnis eoadltion- only dull,
languid, sluggish feeling s, which are com
monly attributed solely to the sluggishness
of the liver.
Of all preparation! for purifying the
blood Dr. Pierce's Coldsn Medical Discov
ery easily takes the first place. It elimin
ates from the blood the elements which
clog and corrupt it, and which breed and
fced disease. It acts directly on the blood
making glands, increasing their activity,
nd so increasing the supply of rich, pure
blood which is the life f the body.
Accept no substitute for "Golden Med
ical Discovery." There ia aothiag "Just
as good " for diaeasea of the stomach,
bleod and lungs.
Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser, paper cov
ers, is sent frit on receipt of t one-cent
stamps to pay eapense of mailing only.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Some Curious Caves.
"Spelaeology" Is scientific cave
hunting. There Is a society for that
purpose with headquarters In Paris
which recently investigated the caves
in the Mendlp hills in England. These
caves are of vast extent, perforating
two masses of limestone, lying on ei
ther side of a core of old red sand
stone, forming the center of the Men
dips. Some are "swallet holes," ab
sorbing rivers, others stalactite cav
erns. One, called Wookey hole, marks
the emergence. In the form of the
river Axe, of two streams "swallowed'
some miles away. One of these swal
lets Is 600 feet deep. Another cave,
called Swildon's hole, Is draped with
wreaths and festoons of pure white
stalactite. Lamb's Lair, on the noth
ern side of tho hills, Is the most mag
nificent stalactite cavern In Great
Britain; while adjoining Wookey hole
another chamber has Just been found
with 1,2000 stalactite pendants, all of
dazzling whiteness. The famous
spring which gives Its name to the
town of Wells Is believed to come
through hidden caverns from tho
higher parts of the Mendips.
Tennyson's Worries.
Aubrey de Vere has written some
interesting lines concerning a period
In Tennyson's life of which the public
knowB but little. He says concerning
an unexpected morning call: "On
my way In paid a visit, to Tennyson,
who seemed much out of spirits and
said he could no longer bear to bo
knocked about the world and that he
must marry and find lovo and pe:icj
or die. He was very augry about n
very favorable review of- him. Said
that he could not stand the chatter
ing and conceit of clever men' or the
worry of society or the meanness of
tuft-hunters or the trouble of poverty
or the labor of a place or the preying
of the heart on itself. Ho complained
much about growing old, and said ho
cared nothing for fame and that hla
life was all thrown away for want of
a competence and retirement. Said
that no one had been so much harass
ed by anxiety and trouble as himself,
l toia mm ne wanted occupation, a
wife and orthodox principles, , which
he took well."
Founding German East Afrca.
At the International geographical
congress meetng in New York recent
ty Dr. joacnim uraf von Pfeil un
Klein Ellguth, a noted German ex
plorer, stated that he and two com
panions, while traveling in East Af
rica in 18S4, seized all thut territory
in tne name of Germany. They had
borrowed 110,000 to finance the enter
prise, struck across Zanzibar to the
African coast, signing treaties of ces
slon with the native chiefs as they
went along, and when they reached
the coast the doctor's companions
went to Germany to negotiate, leaving
him alone, the only white man within
1,000 miles to await their return. The
proposition submitted by hla compan
ions was eagerly accepted by tho Ger
man government, warships were Bent
to the scene, the region, equal to Ger
many In area, was seized, and thus,
according to the story, German East
Africa came Into being.
A Canine Jaa.
A beer wagon collided wit i an ice
cream cart at Providence, R, I., re
cently, and the beer and Ice cream be
came generally mixed in the gutter.
Somo dogs started in to eat the mess
and two became so drunk that they
coum not stand.
Not Much To Know.
Wise That's young Van Gilder who
Just passed.
Strangu You seem quite familiar
hereabouts. I suppose you know more
than half the swell young fellows of
the town.
Wise Huh! If I didn't know more
than all of them put together I'd go
to scnooi again. Catholic Standard
and Times.
It Is easier to be satisfied with
yourself than It is to satisfy others.
Electric fans are again being called
Into circulation. '
FRIT, 10 F.UBSCKlHEbB.
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Every issue contains an ongina
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A Hint to Farmers
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is to plant 800,000 trees this
year on 2,000 acres of its land along
its principal divisions. This will
be in addition to the setting out of
258,530 seedlings, which recently
was completed. These trees are
being planted to insure the road of
sufficient tics.
When railroad companies And it
necessary to Rive attention to tree
growing it is time for farmers to be
stir themselves in the same direc
tion. There is a demand for all
the timber that can be "raised withiu
the next 50 years.
Professor Stewart of the western
N. Y. Horticultural Society gives
this advice: "all forms of ill-treatment
including bad planting,
growth of weeds, and total neglect,
is as harmful to fruit trees as to
permit the grass to grow around
them."
In the March "Arena" Rudolph Iilnnken-
burg describe the ripening and revealing of
political corruption in Pennsylvania under
. - . T-1 . ' . -
me yuny reiiiic. ion paper cummin mc
startlinc expose of the criminal acts of Sen
ator Quay which threatened to land him in
the penitentiary; and the Interest in :ne re
cital is much heightened by the reproduction
of telegram and autograph letters. There
are also a number of portraits of men who
figured conspicuously in tis great (Iran. a ot
modern political corruption. Mr. itlanken
burg's series of papers is proliably the most
important contribution to the liteiaturr of
the new crmade for political morality of the
nreorni vrnr Oiher I alters of si.ei lid value
to people interested in the larger questions
of life are David Graham Phillips' interest
ing descitptiou of Socialism in r.urope today;
"A Pen-Picture of a (In at Radical Meeting
in 1 aris," by Frances Hardin Hess, "The
Arena's Paris coromisMOner; "I he liesmt
Status of Cooperntion in Client Pritain.i' 1
compact and lucH story of the rise and
present status otilie great cooperative move
ment of Ureal liriiain, dy ). C (iray. Gen
eral Secretary of the t'o-oi erative Union of
Great liritain; and "The Nevada Keteren
dum Victory," by Lltweet I'nmeroy, Presi
dent of the National Lirecl-Lrgisl.ition
League. Mr. Flower contributes two papers
of special interest. In one he sharply chal
lenges many of the conclusions and deduc
tions of I'rofcssoi Muusteiberg in his notable
work, "The Ameticans.1' The other is con
cerned with the rise, domination and over
throw of the Tweed Kiii, and is illustrated
with reproductions 01 cartoons drawn by
Thomas Nasi during the famous battle be
tween entrenched political corruption and
good government. The strongest purely
literary feature of the issue is Professor
Archibald Henderson's discriminating and
thotiLihttul ciiiicism of the dramas ana social
ideals of Gcarhart Ilaupiinaim. Another
view of the divorce question is preientcd by
the well known educator, Professor llawn,
though a strong champion of the home and
the family, is nor in favor of restrictive di
voice legislation. He makes ome adtniral.le
suggestions not altogether unlike thote which
have been so successfully introduced in the
Swiss Keputilic. Among the full page pic
tures printed on India-tint paper 111 deep
sepia ink, Which are featuies of this number,
are portiaits of Mr Jaures, the great French
statesman, David Giaham Phillips, the bril
liant young novelist and essayist, J. C. Gra',
head of the co operative work in F.rgland,
and a remaikably beautiful half-tone photo
graph of Will am Oidway Partridge's cele
brated "Madonna." Altoge'her this issue
of "The Arena" is one ol exceptional
strength and cannot fail 10 prove indispens-'
able to the more thoughtful people who
wish to keep in touch with the vital problems
of the day.
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riuht side of old Gouox." Horrowell -"Wrong,
old chap, lie carries his money
In his lclt-hand pocket."
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