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I.OS ANGELES — .MAJESTIC—Dark. MASON— Dark. OLYMPIC — Musical farce. ORFHEL'M— Vaudeville. l'lUM'l>S —Musical farce. PEOPLE AND POWER TWENTIETH CENTURY magazine is afraid of the power of Thi o don Roosevelt. \V. B. Fleming Intimates that Roosevelt's popularity is .•i sign the American people are los litli in the republic. He adds: "The people turned to Julius Caesar to Bave them from the social evils of Rome, and elected him first consul, then consul for life, then dictator .'lllll pontifex maximus The people of France turned to Napoleon Bonaparte imd elected him consul, then first con sul, then consul Cor 1i 1" ■. then emperor. Is this history to rep :" it Pears of tliis kit -d on the hallucination th citizens of the I'llit' ■ J stale. He no longer capal self-government. But the history of the last few years shows Umt the people are bei I on taking the i Into theii me it. It lie. t ..< been a histoi bosslsm, but of war against bossism. With initi :■■ call, the pe.o] a protecting their power and their inter' i before protected in t lie history of the ! epublic. a It is because of hip Americanism the c trust Mr. Roosevelt. He is a student of history, and is familiar with caves and with lirsl principles. Cae sarlsm w;' ' king. Hi who would foi ■ pinion of Mr. Roosevc It's erica should try to it it the ri lie would have been like without him during the reign nf tyrannous an ivi trusts, and what might have '■ and unrebu ! the mi li rlzed bj of gri Ith. <;• ot ?, H I; .1. Whiff Goi '! Oovern ind nf vi ■ ngeleg by Id it' s. WINGER WINGED ff^ HERE'? a mnn in Missouri who is j wanted badly by the fool v. ho Is killer. -*• IJe is the bright and benevolent individual who shot at Charles Willard, ihe aviator, while Mr. '.. lard was ■ traveling; aloft in a Curtiss aeroplane. The 'marksman actually winded Wll- ; tlie pro pell) The rasfdl who shot at the aviator deserves all the. punishment the law al low yet probably Mr. Will;u-cl, in spite of his indignation, will agree with tho statement the fellow lms civet, civillza • tion its first object lesson in tho art of disabling aeroplanes, and has shown that a very ordinary marksman armed with a common rifk' can bring down a bird-man easily and ■■!;!>■. Tlii "ill give pause to romancers, and cause some modification of stories of aerial espionage and of invasion in which all tho advantage is given the bird-man, and people clown beiow are supposed to stand In silent terror while be aviates at bis will. The stranger's rifle practice »hs de cidedly objectionable and reprehensible, yet it winged many plausible theories when it winßfd and brought down the I an i. '"OR GOOD GOVERNMENT. PICK GOOD MEN Giini> GOVERNMENT is the li a! ipday'a primaries, and un doubtedly the voters of Greater Lria Aiß'cl.s will me, t that issur- in the Los Angefes \\:i\- by picking >;c>,m| niiTi. tit' candidates of tin Good Gov ernment organization .'in- Georga I! Btewarl and Frederick J. Whlften. Officials of the Good Government or ganisation make roxmal announcemeni ganisatlon ia » tiling to t»- r '^i">:i gible for M1 1. Whiffen and .Mr. Stewart. The leaders of the organisation having put these candidates formally into the land sponsors for their arts. pledging the people that if they are nominated and olpctr>«i they have the r confidence both men will con sistently represent the principles and interests of the nc.=t citizenship of Los | Angeles. Neither of these candidates, if elected, has any selfish Interest to subserve. They are loyal and energetic crusa ders, clean and conscientious, ami thoroughly interested in the cause of i purer politics ami better municipal government. i Government is inseparably as- i socip'ed with the nnmr> and fame of Greater Los Angeles. our citizens have tvon national renown by their de votion to tin' ran?.' of clean, well-con -•.. businesslike, result producing government; a system of govc-rnment in line with the "best .' which is good old HONESTY; tin policy of the square deal. RATES CONSPIRACY WHEN twenty-five railroad corpor ations a-1 c ■ t.> raise rates the Rpntlemen connected with such corporations may strive to make the public believe the action is the result of Independent mentation on the part of the directors of the various roads; but twenty-five corporational souls with but a sineie thought, twenty-live cor porational hearts that beat as one, would stagger the credulity of a nur sery infant. The coincidence is too strong even for a fairy tale. Therefore when Uncle f-sni alleges unlawful combination and conspiracy the public realizes the bur den of disproof is heavily upon the ac i used, legally wstralned in the very act of what looks like frank and bold de- fiance oi the legislation devised for the 1 i emancipation of the public from the thraldom of trade-throttling railroad 1 rates 1 onspiracl s. The petition contains an exposure of the rate restraining methods which It alleges are still being practised, say ing: "Hiu for the 1 mspiracy, undei standing and agreements between the different railroads the defendants would have continued in the said (n --terstate trade and commerce in compr- 1 tition with each other rs to rates and charges to be collected for the inter- ; transpoi tation of fn ighl and pas sengers, and as t<i facilities and advan- ' tagi b to be offered to the traveling pub pic and to shippers of commodities In interstate commerce, and would now he competing-in said interstate transporta t ion, trade and comm The petition throws some interesting light or the method of rate fixing adopted: 1 1 "Each of the (twenty-flvi ) defendants if the western trunk line I committee. There is a freight commit composed of thi freight traffic man agers or gem ral freight agents of each of the <:■ . This committee meets onci month. Whenever ! any defendant ■ mtemplates a change in any rates, rules or regulations the r or official representing such de int on such committee suggests such change t■ ■ the chairman of the committee, who then dockets the same | for consideration and discussion at the • mi ■ tine of the freight committee. I At that meeting the matter is brought up. If all agree, the proposed change is made by all roads. LTnlesa there is a unanimous agreement, the suggestion is ted and no roaii adopts the pro . | change of rates." And, as tin parlor-magician says: "Ladii - and '-■ i I emen, there you ar.-: Every (rood citizen should vote I the primaries'. CJeorge H. Stewart and rick J. Whiffen will he noml . If you and other good citizens at tend to business md obey the prompt ings of DITTY. XCIX FRIDAY MORNING CLUB Is making preparations for celehra tlon of the ninety-ninth birthday of Rebecca Spring. Mrs. Spring will begin her hundredth year .it 1 useful, active life by being the guest of honor at .-l flub luncheon. Mrs. Spring's friendships are all new. Her old friends have departed long ago; In fact she has outlived several generations of old friends But her heart of sunshine has en nbled her to make new friendships; and there Is not a woman alive any where on cart!' who has more people I willing to yield her cheerful homage for her own sake, and for the sake of all she represents. In Mrs. Spring's small frame is con-' tamed an epitome of all the modern history of til. United States; and for many years, when the times tried men's souls, she was In that history, and of that history. The episode by which she is best known In her errand of mercy to John Brown, wounded and in prison after his futile blow for emancipation. Hut in many other episode* she took active part, and her friendships—think of it—extend away back to Words ivortli, the gentle Rnglish poet of iii>. Lake school, and crabbed Tom I'ai'lyle, the Scotch philosopher, arid Emerson, the profound American thinker, and Whittii i. the Quaker bard, She is the most wonderful ■ .nan In the world today. May she enjoy a happy, pros perous and lualthy hundredth year. ———— _ Stewart and Whlffen are the names. Impress then) on your memory. Vote for Good Government candidates and the progress and prosperity of Greater Lou Any' . LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1910. ,^«"<'"""' 'S'Jit*''?"*?'"**^' '^KWCTff * " WIRELESS LATEST wonder of wireless la the result of the experiments of two Brooklyn boys. And here be it ■ said in the domain of modern science, boys bid fair to rival or excel their elders. One reason is their imagina tion Is not trammeled by traditions and conventionalities —their minds are free. This ought to attract all the mare attention to their ability for experi ment, which Is as great as their pas sion for it. Two young members of the Brooklyn militia organization have perfected a wireless outfit which they attach t"> the handlebars of their bicycles and extend ten feet in air. The new idea is practical. It works. We don't know which Is more deserv ing of admiration — the wonderful wire less, which will revolutionize all mod ern methods, or the wonderful twentieth century boys, who in tlio most advanced fields of experimenta tion outexpert the professional ex perts. Since Pulitzer —who made all his money from newspapers—lias given a $50,000 golden dinner set as a present Ito his son, people will begin to think "the newspaper business" is not such >rhouse job as its detractors pre ' tend. Pulitzer, a foreigner, made a mint of money by sensational Ameri can journalism. W. R. Hearst, an i American, is sairl to have lost a mint hy sensational American lism. Hiram Johnson was loudly applaudi d when at Pasadena he said Ballinger was a disgrace to the national cabinet. Why doesn't the grand old party get rid of it- disgraces? Everybody knows are. A mere political ama -1 the roll. Why cling to the tarnished? Now for h steamship line to M( xli i and Central America, rays r>r. F.. F. Mcxli an am) Central tradi |s awaiting trans portstion facilities, and they .should be provided without unnecessary delay i i rade lost; trade lost U lost. . ' a he,> rt y I. is An - i time to Royal I leputy Find lay. The Findlay el in \s well known in Amerir ■ Gn atesl of the tribe w;<* President McKlnley, It should be explained McKinley Ih a Sax oni/.eii way of saying "MacFlnley." Mayer McCarthy's stand nat atti tude on ' I led prize flulit is evoking stn nuoua comments from I citizen:- who believe the contemplated mill cither will "bleed" and bunko the public or break the laws of the state of i 'alifornla. TV>s Angeles Federation of Parent Teachers' a ssociatloi i has completed plans for a years good work. This le one of the useful . aviations which! contribute to the general efficient our metropolis. Dividends ot fourteen [yis Angeles oil companies for five months amounted to 12,499,587. This I a i onderful rec ord, Illustrating the Los Angeles way of achievement, success, prosperity. Between the S. A. r. and the r. s. A. the postomce authorities may have a bothersome time. I. S. A. correspond ents must be careful to state thi state. Advice to Messrs. Jeffrie* and John son (borrowed from Mark Twain) "Punch, brothers; punch with care." Bi H patriot: Vote id the primaries. Beleci Stewart and Whlffen for coun cil > andidatee. Hall to the bonnle brides of Juno: "May the., all live happy ever after." Painful Patriotism State Press Echoes EXPERT BOOKKEEPER "Hereafter," was the parent's mandate. "I must Insist upon your kee] You'll ne\er be a buetneve man unless you if your money." The lad promised, and a week or no later was called upon by his father to give evi dence of his improved financial method*. Proudly he drew from his pocket a. small memorandum book which he submitted for the merchant's inspection. The entries were brief, but comprehensive. "May 1, 1910 — Received from father 1200." "May :. 1910— Spent It."—Redding ?carchliKht. DECENCY DEMANDED While we have not tested the question re cently In California, there is no question but that the mine result would follow here If the matter were to come up for a vote In this commonwealth. If those who conduct the liquor business are write they will profit by the experience of tli >»<■ in the southern states and ytand not for a policy which will lead temporarily at leant to prohibition, but for a course that will make the saloon de rent and Its management respectable. — Sac ramento Union. AYOR OF MILWAUKEE The mayor said to the policeman: "Officer, there Isn't a man. woman or child In Mil waukee who may not come into this office to see me. I want you to especially encourage people who hnvn not the appearance of wealth. This is the office of the Milwaukee people." The new mayor proved his democracy when he went from hit home to the city hall. It cost him a nickel ride in a street car and he had tr> hang on a strap at that—San Diego Labor Iyoader. CATACOMB COMMITTEE The recently "reformed" house committee on rules Is proving to be as secure a catacomb fir proposed legislation antagonized by the pperiil interests as was the one of which Sj>'- •• Cannon was chairman. Not a •Insle rt's, ..In which might adversely affect unlaw ful ci-mbinatlon. such as the sugar trust, ha* been reported favorably hy the new commit tee. Speaker Cannon dominates the reformed body just as effectively as he did the old rules committee —Ventura Democrat. * DANGER IN COMBINATION Great combinations of capital can be used in a beneficial way, but they are not. On the contrary. they are used to crush out com petition and to exact grinding, unfair trlbutn from the people. There Is too much danger In big combinations of capital. Hence, prevent them.-Grass Valley Union. -*- A POOR RULE Of course, the Standard Oil company flit) nnt pay any portion of Its lin.fl'iC'On fine. A court decision declared th» penalty txeemlve, hut it" rourt has yet com* m tho rr!l<-{ o! the Hat trrs' union of Danbury, It'» a poor rule that <loos not vnrk both, ways-San Hernardlno Free Frew. ♦ STOCKTON WIDE AWAKE It W ivtdent that the business people of Stockton havo awakened from tin- sUfji tliat kept SiockU'ii. with her natural advantages "f location at th< ' headwarten of navigation, from being the srreatesl Interior city of the state—Madera Tribune. CONFUSION OF IDEAS Kahn Is "iafn an i bi i ■ ■ ol ..ih'-rs wl . :it to Washington pi p i i,m whn have confu mhli thi ; ■ ople. Baki ri i nlan. NEW YORK'S POOR During the last ten mi ntha N ■ imi' irti I $40,000,1 ■ wort ti iif gi ly .ii-i - near much übout ' New i ii ■ Shu Ptanclaco siar. Far and Wide A PUZZLER HwlmmiiiK Instructor Coraan Is accredited with teaching 1300 boy« to swim In ihrei days. Where could hr find so many who didn't know how?— Boston Transcript. THE SPEAKER The speaker of the nation hu.jse Is more often In the public eye than the vice presi dent, but henceforth lie Is not HUely to be so often Man In an automobile. — Ballon Transcript. CANNONADE Cannon'a d i« " »and oul na-i u| with a hear) for ans atlon whlla y'u He | | Journal. NEARER nn him "' a roun try id, hi 1i 1 I 11u•- to kno» llooa ■ , tn tition KIRMLY "FOUNDED •How firm a foundation" m now the load- Ins tune ii,, Deacon kofellei —Atlanta Constitution. ,'f. Public Letter Box TO CORRESPONDENTS— Letters intended for publication must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. The Herald gives the widest latitude to correspondents, but assumes do responsibility for their view*. Letters must not exceed .100 words. LIQUOR QUESTION NO GROUND FOR COMPROMISE, SAYS MCASLIN WHITTIER, June I.—[Editor Her akl[: Permit me to call attention of your readers to some- philosophical political problems laid down in Matt Hughes Decoration day oration. Under the heading "Compromise a Failure," he wisely says: "But there I- one Its son of history overlooked by our fath ers, and it Is a lesson we may grieve to say, as yet unlearned by their sons. That lesson It that a compromise never Anally settled any question that possesses a moral character." Hi' la speaking of the slavery question, but ilo< s noi the same eternal principle apply to tin- whisky question, the t.u-lff qn-^sti m and ill other questions that touch human life? A^ain he says, so often that the I may be called his te*t: "Hut you never settle a moral question by compromise." i" applied to the treatment of the liquor problem, it follows that local option will prove a failure, and that the people will then arise and abolish the manufacture, importation and sale of the deadly beverages, by national laws and constitulotial amendments, Slavery, provided food, medicine, care, religious training, and often kindly treatment for its victims; modern slavery robs them, of all these, and destroying mind, health, means, moral (■harder, rational volition, leaves Its victims thrice dead, dead In soul, body and mind. M. G. McCASLIN. CORN'SHWOMAN THINKS SOME OF KING EDWARD'S TACT GOOD LOB ANOKL.ES. May 80.—[Editor Herald]: It really arems too bad there should be such 111 feeling over a mis take. Whether it was made for a pur pose or not. it does not give us the right to personally harbor resentment. It is better to remember the man him self for whom they represented—or mis represented. We ill know that King Edward, with his read) tact and hatred of unjust ness, would never have carried out such a piece of program. Maybe it was a case of lauding those who paid the bills. Hero'!! a thought, boy»: If you felt the plight to your dignity so badly over one shortsighted meeting how much more must women feel the slight to he told by you to go away back and sit down, just because you hoys want to tyrannize more and more over us, to laud yourselves, while you buy and ell your own kith and kin, and at the same time, proud of your cowardice, like those who talked at that one-sided ting? A CORNIBHWI '.MAX. CLASSY GETAWAY Thf>r<- «hh mj:..v nome ilnsx to thi young With J2. ri.'W'i lan.l ■ :h-- in ist trusted employes) of t' 1 land Hrm, in whoao employ h-- had been for h. numl ■ Vallejo Tlmei. GET ON THE TOBOGGAN i Joe Cannon is on the tnboßßnn, And swiftly hi makes his descent, And loud Ii the rheir as he. lands on his ear HUH wondering If it is meant; The sound of insurgents Inaurglnc la heard tfiroußh the land far an I wide, And "regulars" all hear the populace call, ••Get on the toboggan and SI-IDE:" Nolan Aldrich is worried and doubtful, And frightened la Senator Hale, While franc and n.p. «• are decidedly blue. And Tawnoy Is fretful and pale: They Ilk* not ii Journey so sudden. They know It's a rough way to ride, And they nay •'We're not well," when they hear the loud yell: •'(Jet on the toboggan— SLIDE!" P.lrh Privilege, pursy and swollen, Injustice and Legalized Wrong, They pec thlngß nt nlKhl In their pitiful fright, Hie* power* that used " be strong They hear the loud rumble of thunder, The voices that won't be denied, For it's hard to atand pat when you hear things like that— "(■et on th« toboggan—and SLIDE!" Thi- track la ■ iWlfl i >') a Steep i ibltvlon's cnif la b low, v, i on ' "ii ihe ■• ty 'i" '■■ 11 no i "'■ ■■ : stay— Ynu hardly hll one« whlla you S<> pllf* '• Ml all "II I ix-i pli iit\ at tore* I"' applied w.iii a 101 l anil ■■ shove, and • ■ loud hollar '■( :■„ i, i, ggan and SLIOE!" n. i c>n Bi al<). In Puck. In Spite of Judson's Jeremiad, the World Is Becoming Steadily Better PRKSIDKNT HARTtT PRATT 3VD pox of the University of Chioago is a weightier peraon than ids boyish "Harry." for official use as the head of ■ great university would Indi cate, is the latest conspicuous Ameri- can to paint his country's character and future In very dark hues, lie Is gloomy In the extreme In his view of conditions and prospects In the civi lized world, as well as In the United States. According to the Judson Jeremiad delivered before the Northern Baptist convention In rhienjto recently, the times are most corrupt and degenerate in history, with the exception or the period .hist before the fall of the Ro man republic and of Ihnt which pre ceded the French revolution. By wax of particularising he cites war. dis- honesty, drunkenness and social vice as tour proofs of the decadence of the i age. Here is complete contradlctiotn of President Judson's views and evidence that his conclusions are unwarranted, in the very substance of his own argu Hunt. The four great curses tint he cites arc all losing rather than Increas ing their power for evil. Tiny are still terribly prevalent and destructive, but they do not support Dr. Judson's as sertions. Preparations for war are carried on upon a vasl scale, They are costly and burdensome, but they Involve none Of the horror of war itself. There is less fighting than ever before, less killing and maiming in battle, less sickness and death in camps and on the march. : Men Who Deliberately Took Measures to Raise Prices Should Be Punished WHEN at the last session of the legislature Senator Eddie Wolfe Of San Francisco asked thai a committee he appointed to Investigate ttie high price of food and stated In that connection that it was customary to dump into a crematory tons of tlsh daily, so as to keep up the price of that commodity In the Ban Francisco markets, the critics of the legislature declared that it was simply another scheme to create a junketing committee and that it would accomplish nothing. Yesterday in S;m Francisco the grand jury Indicted a corporation and twenty Individuals for doing just the unlawful ai ts complained of. The fact is mentioned because It is an evidence that the committees do do something and that while they may junket and spend money they also ac complish more than they are usually credited with. The scheme of the men indicted was clearly, so far as the evidence of their nets iias been made public, In viola tion of the Cartwright law, which forbids any acts In restraint of trade or for the purpose of artificially keep ing up the prices of food. It has been shown that as many as fifteen tons of fish a day have been sold for glue or Here Is Book by Mark Twain Which Might Be Circulated Generally NEW rORK TIMES' Saturday Re view of ISooks states tint four years ago a tew copies of a book iiv Mark Twain, bearing the title "Waal is Man?" was privately printed. The author's name does not appear on the title pag--, nor does the k carry the imprint of a publisher. \ prefatory note, interesting from the Intense Berjousness with which Mark Tv iln evidently undertook the studies contained in the little volume, is a? follows: "February. 1905. The studies for these papers were begun twenty-five or twenty-seven years ago. The papers were written seven years ago. I have examined them once or twice a year since and found them satisfactory- I have Juet examined them again and am still satisfied that they Bpeak the truth. "Every thought In thorn, has been thought (and accepted as unassailable truth I by millions upon millions of men —and co'nrenie-i. kept private. Why did th"> not sp»ak out? Because they dreaded (and could not bean the dis approval of the people around them. Why have I not published? The same r< i on has restrained me, 1 think. I can find no other." The bulk of the book, the Times re viewer says, in written in the form of Look at This Lovely Free List from One of Best Tariff Bills Ever Passed I| AYNE-ALDRICH tariff law is "nno " f the best tariff bills" ever passe.], naya the pn i Ident of the United States. If you don't h lieve It, says tii" president, why, examine the tree list. All light, let us examine it. To begin with, we find Jojii Btlrks, bladders, dried blood and horsehair! They're all admitted free nf duty. ] hon GEN. BUCKNUR A 'BO'N ORATAH' It is narrated that Colonel Breckln ridgo, meeting Majah HuffoM on the streets of Lexington one day, asked: "Whal la the meaning, BUh ; of the eon co'ae 11 • ■ t"' •" the coM hou To which the majah replied: "General Buckneh, sun, In making a speech. General Buckneh, suh, is a bo'n oratah." "What do you mean by a bon ora tah?" , "If yo' or T, suh, were asked how much two and two make, we would reply 'foh.' When this la asked a bon oratah he replies: 'When In th<> co'ae of human events 1 II becomes necessa'y to take an Integeh of the second de nomination and add it, BUh, to an in tcgeh of the same denomination the result, suh, and 1 have the science of mathematics to hack me in my Judg ment, the result, suh, and I say It without feah of successful contradlc tllon, suh, the result is fo'.' That's a 11.in oratah."—Lyceumette, TRYING TO RAISE TOMATOES Si where in the great metropoli tan wilderness a Smith fonkers man fourul his bride. AlthouKh she had never tilled a garden n<»' planted a ! y i they decided to raisi- a low vegetables In their small patch. Georse Bpaded and raked the earth and Mary did the placing of the seed—that la, tome of It. "George," said she about ten days later "whai do you suppose it the matter with those tomatoes? rney haven't sprouted yet." •••perhaps, dearie," he replied, the around in too cold; it needs sunshine.' ••Oh i hope that ta Hi >'v .reason. 1 feared they hadn't come up Because 1 rorfiot to open the cans."—Yonkers Statesman, San .!<"•' Hafßld.) The once fonrfully familiar laying waste of forma nnd pillage of towns Ilils practically ceased. Dr. .Jiiilhi'Xl ■bOUld never have mentioned war in his Indictment or the »ko which is doing more than any Other ever did to estab lish International tribunal! to judgo disputes between nations and prevent appeals to arms. The case Is equally plain in regard to drunkenness, it is less tolerated, loss condoned, lees common, than it was a generation ago or twice as far back. There is more effective and active war waged upon Intemperance. In industry, commerce, transportation and all form!* of business, it is more ihunned m public life, more condemned in society, than the same vice was at any time for many centuries. The cast- is not 10 one-sided in respect to dishonesty, but even there the odds are In favor of these times against any ixM'ioM before civil lervlce reform, be fore the old doctrine that public offices were spoils and belonged to the victors In party strife was discredited, and be fore there was even an outcry against what w.is tin-ii custom-sanctioned and legalised prnfi. Let the relative honesty of this gen eratlon and that of any other In mod ern times be made the subject of a col lego debate, and on facts the cham pions of the present would have the advantage. There is proof enough In countries so backward thnt they am like a contemporary past' For whole sale trickery and cheating in business, nt\ tn lands which have not changed ; vitally in thousands of years. (Sacramento Union ) ■Imply destroyed for the solo purpose Of making those who eat lint kind Of food pn.y more for their supplies. In the niMHt "P'-n an I outrageous way thr men who composed the syn dicate are alleged to have acted, and they have been for weeks openly de fying and laughing at the state au thorities and grand jury. Of course it is impossible to say what will come of tin- Indictments, That Is s matter for n petty Jury to decide In each cats. Hut those who understood the Investi gation have gone as far as they can in the matter, ami to them belongs the credit of having made the investi gations and exposures which have re , suited In the Indictments. The proper law officers should push till ,ases against tbe men indicted as rapidly as possible. Men who thus de liberately destroy food that the poor may he forced to contribute more to their profits deserve to be handled with no gentle hands by the state. They are deserving Of severe penalties if the charges against them be proven. There arc other lines of food sup plies where the sam • UICtICS are said to have been followed, and there are Other Idealities besides San Francisco where the same schemes only on a smaller scale have been adopted. (Truth Seeker) a dialogue carried on between an Old Man and a Young Man. The subjects discussed are of a philosophical na ture—an analysis of the factors that go to make up human personality and achievement, and the disheartening result is thus given in one of the clos ing chapters of the volume: "It is a desolating doctrine; it is not Inspiring, enthusing, uplifting. It takes the glory out of man, it takes the pride out of him, it takes the heroism out of him. it denies him all personal credit, all applause; it not only degrades him to a machine but allows, him no Control over '.he machine; makes a mere cof teemill of him and neither permits htm to supply the coffee nor turn the crank, his sole and plteously humble function being to grind coarse nr fine, accord ing to his make, outside impulses do ing all the rest." The Times makes the stock remark that "the book In question is not cal culated to add much to the author's reputation/ but Mark Twain seems to have written it less for the sake of reputation than for the sake of Truth —a motive he probably knew would not !"■ appreciated by the reviewers. Hut lei the public be allowed to judge 'or itself. Let the book be printed for yen eral circulation. i Modesto Vows) there's birds' eggs, lemon juice, tur tles and junk! Then come bones, acorns, ashes, cart put, fossils, Brazilian pebbles and oakum. it looks as if the Republicans got to gether and thought of a.s many things as possible for which the ultimate consumer had no earthly use. Then they xrluppod them all on the free list. STRICKEN "Oh." John." cried the farmer's wife, "I'm afraid I've taki^n that dreadful new disease." 'What makes you think so, dear?" he asked, alarmed, gathering the frail little woman Into his arms and .strok ing the thinning hair, as she .sobbed out the story of her fears upon his broad shoulder. "Well." she exclaimed, "after I have got up, dressed myself and the chil dren, cooked breakfast, washed the dishes, prepared the children for school, strained the new milk and set it away to cool, churned and worked the but ler. Swept and dusted, done the ironing, given baby his bat* 1 cooked dinner and washed the dishes, sewed all afternoon, cooked supper and washed the dishes, undressed the children and put them to bed, and sat down for the evening, F am too tired to do my darning! I never used to fevl so. It must be the hook worm!"— Puck. HE DID HIS BEST Mr. Raymond appeared at his neigh bor's door one November evening at ciusii In :> towering rage and uttering fierce threats against his neighbor's dog Nero. Vainly the neighbor tried t<. explain thai Nero was only a puppy. "He belongs to Johnny," ho went on, ";(ml it would break Johnny's heart If anything happened to him. i thinK," hopefully, "that his manners will im prove." "Manners!" repeated Raymond, "I'm licit complaining of hiw nianenr.s, but his nature. After he hail jumped all over me lie bii the back of my legr." "That's as far us he ran reach," broke in Johnny, ill a wounded tone. "You don'l expect a little pup like him to bite a hiK man like yon on the neck, do you, Mr. Raymond?"— Youth's Com panion.