Ligonier Banner., Volume 38, Number 32, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 November 1903 — Page 2

Frederick Van Slasson’s Shock

T first it was tinought that the A shock would kill bhim—his heart was a trifle weak from high living, but e raliied after a few days and the only resuiis ihat were visible manifested ithemselves by violent outbursts of abuse and most eloquent cursing. Nor was Freeman Dustin altogether o blame, although partially so, for ziving the white-haired old aristocrat such 2 shock. Daustin was a man of *he wmorid—the big, seething, doing world—not the narrow stratam that itinks it is the world because it has ihe means and taste to sip the elegant dissipations of life, but -the world wiere men battle for a living and suc«ess in a. free-for-all contest, throw down ihe gauntlet to all comers and aliide by the ' decision of the joust, Consequentdy how could he be expecto7 1o understand the exclusive icols that Frederick. Van Slasson worshiped. How was he to understand that Van Sizssom had been accustomed to be heyed, flattered, bowed down before’ all his lfe long—to be petted of women and consulted of men, until his digniiy and self approval had become a mantie which enveloped him. and which all his litile eirele of friends resnecied as the mantle of Elijah. . With Dustin life had been very differen:. Born of good family, but withomt patrimony, he had dashed into the arena. of active struggle for existence eariy in life and, possessed. of an advenivrons spiric, he tried liie "at its worst. He had punched cattle in the west, tried his hand at coffee raising in Serik Ameriea, taken a hand at banana raising in Honduras. roughed it to Ihe Klondike to search for gold, soldiered it in Cuba and the Philippines—in fact, had let the strenuous Tife in Ihe strenuous wav. He had not the ezifts of the money-maker. how~ver, and his ventures never had met vilh mariked success, although he always managed to get through, pay his hills and have a rollickinz good time. Naturally intelligent and fairly well ~ducated, his experiences broadened and informed him and everywhere he went he made warm friends of all men whom he met The rough life he had led had seared the ariginal polish he had inherited and acquired at school wnd had reughened him in many ways, hut he was always a gentleman as the ierm i 3 Wised in the broad sense. After the war he received an offer to enter ihé employ of a mining engineer in a western eity, where his wide and areurate knowledge of mincrals and mines made his services valuable, and Tor the first time since his school davs lived amcng the softer graces and the more ordinary conventionalities that pertzin to city life. He did well as the standard goes and became quite atrached to the luxuries about him. His saiary was not large, but ample for his necis. and he saw promised promotion abead of him. : How was a man of this sort to understand a born aristocrat like FredsTick Van Slasson, who was born to zreat wealth and taught from his cradle that only the softest things. the most| excellent and delicate luxuries of sarth were for him, and that he was made of finer clay than the rest of mankind—barring the Van Slassons in ali the collateral branches. and a few ntler famiiies favored in - some exiraordinary way by divine providence. Van Siasson at the time of the shock was a man of 55, with hair as white 25 snow, although his features were ruddy and almost youthful. His feainres were delicate and aristocratic, his forehead distinctly intellectual. He was a scholar-and read widely, owning 1 zreat library of the rarest and best selected books. He was a connoiceur in ari, drew some himself and owned many rare paintings. He was an intense lover of music and played well on several instruments. besides possessing a .charming voice. He was in every way.a dillitante, an artist and an aristocrat. . : Now it would appear that there wonld be no natural way for these two men 1o come in contact. But in every sirgation the woman must be taken info account or your answer will be in 0?‘1“(‘]!" s y - So it happened in this case that a woman brought together these antipodes. She was Van Slasson’s niece and ward, a beautiful girl whose physi‘cal .graces were crowned by an alert mentality and a spirituality - which charmed and aitracted all' who met her. o She was. the orphan of Frederick Van Slasson’s only brother, and an heiress of considerable wealth. By the terms of her father’s will' she was made a sacred charge upon Frederick Van Siasson, and all ner interests were rlared in his hands. He had accepted ihe charge reluctantly, but discharged it mo={ conscientiously. Not only had he devoted himseif to the care and en‘hancement of her fortunes, but had ziven his best thought and care to her own educaticn and developnient. He had grown to love her as his own daughter, all the starved affection of his nature had turned upon her: and she had given him all the respect and love and tenderness of her bountiful girthood. To him 'she was an idol made of-precious dust. To her he was the best and kindest and wisest of men. He was jealously careful of her, and in his fear that she might meet an unworthy man and become interested in him, he had kept her from society. All of whiclt was most foolish, forsooth, because when'Edith went west to visit friends in her twenticth year she met Freeman Dustin and straightway fell in love with him. He was so different from the type of men she knew, so different from her gristocratic uncle, that his very ruggedness and physical strength fascinated her. She never before had seen a man with so fearless an eye, nor one absolutely unconscious of conventionalities, and she adored his courage and strength. s was in the very prime of his physical manhood and seemed a perfect god to her. To be sure he lacked the little refinements and graces of men of her uncle’s type, but the very difference attracted her. . . . , the dainty little aristocrat, as perfect as a bit of Dresden china. She was

there but a few months, but the; were sufficient for the development of the romance. His love was declared and accented with the proviso that she loved and reverenced ner uncle above every being, and would never marry without his consent.

Dustin laughed at the proviso. “I will cee the gentleman,” said he, “and I reckon it can be arranged.” i “You do not know him,” replied the girl doubtfully. “He is marble when his mind is made up. But some day I will marry you anyway, sweetheart.”

A few weeks later Dustin was sent east on business for his firm, and sent word -to the lady of his love that he would call on her on a certain evening. He'received in reply a pressing invitation to dinner, and went.

The house and all the appurtfenances bore the rank of utmost respectability and wealth. During the dinner Frederick Van Slasson eyed the visitor narrowly, but treated him with perféect courtesy. Van Slasson had heard enough from his niece to suspect the state of affairs. Her attitude toward the young man at dinner confirmed his suspicions. When it was over he invited Dustin to his library for a cigar. That was where he received the shock. X

. Dustin was in his thirty-eighth year and perfect -master of himseli. He never had acknowledged 'a superior and felt himself the equal of any other man. His clothes were not of the latest cut nor finest texture, but he was sublimely unconcsious. “Mr. Dustin,” said Van Slasson. after the cigars were Jighted, “I am the guardian of my niece. I love her as much as though she were my own daughter. 1 would guard her from harm and guide her in all matters where her happiness is concerned. TFor this reason I assume the right to question any person in whom she may be interested however slightly. TFor this reason I question you. If you desire to be a friend of my niece I desire to inow who you are and what you are, St o : . e This in a 2 voice as cold as ice and with a haughtiness bordering on insolence. Dustin recognized. at cnce an atmesphere of hostility. He threw back his broad shoulders {o their utmost. threw one leg over the other carelessly. and looked Van Slasson squarely in the eye. Nor could the sharp, imperious eyes of the latter. detect the slightest shrinking 'in the steady glance he received. “You are .quite correct,” replied Dustin. “T am very much interested in your niece. I am her accepted lover, and intend to, marry her, vith your consent if you grant it—but marry her, anyway. As to your question, T am a man—an honest man, no better nor worse than you. For more than 20 vears I have been able to take care of myself wherever I found myself without aid.” - Van Slasson turned pale at the tone of the other. He was not accustomed to be talked to in this manner. “M 3 niece, sir,” he said, “is a descendant of one of the oldest families in America. May I not ask your extraction?” : : . “Nevertheless T will marry her,” replied Dustin, coolly. “A match if you please; thanks.” Then, after ‘deliberately - relighting his: cigar, ‘Yes, would marry her. even if she had in her the blood of the foreign nobilty. She couldn’t help it, you kzow. As for my people, I will not go into that matter. I certainly have no reason to be ashamed of my blood, but it is I who propose to marry your niece, and I provose to do it on my own merits as a man. Tl'll take her pedigree on trust. She must take mine.” “You are insolent, sir!” exclaimed Van Slasson, white with rage, “and I suspect you are a common adventurer after Edith’s property.” . *“lf you were not in your own house I would slap your face,” replied Dustin, perfectly cool. “Your suspicions are in perfect accord with your narrow life and character. I assure you, sir, if you would get out in the world and be a man for a few years even you would not be capable of the thing vou suspect me of.” “Teave my house,” shrieked Van Slasson, purple of face. “I understand it is not yours, but Edith’s,” replied Dustin, rising - and facing the other, perfectly self-pos-sessed. “But at that T will go if you will come downstairs with me.” Going straight to Edith, Dustin took her in his arms, before Van Slasson, and said: &

“Edith, T have quarrcled with your uncle. I love you better than ever man loved woman. I do not ask you to marry me now in the face of your uncle’s refusal, but to wait for me. It is possible for even a selfish old bigot to change his mind sometimes. Will you wait?® . - ' With her arms about his neek, Edith replied: I will wait forever, dearest.” It required the aid of a doctor before Van Slasson recovered any .sort of semblance of calmness, and many weeks passed before he stopped going into spasms of rage at the thought of Dustin. ‘ ! )

This is the story of the shock, but it was not so serious, after all, for Van Slasson saw as the months j=issed that Edith was firm in her intention to cling to Dustin, and also that she grew paler as the time went on. He loved her sincerely, and besides, after he got so he could think of the interview with some calmness, he rather liked the independence of the dog. So this story ends as all other good stories do. And they were married and lived happy ever after.

WOMAN’S ODD OCCUPATION.

Pulls Lobster Pots on Massachusetts Coast and Handles the Snapb pers Fearlessly,

A ‘woman pulling lobster pots is one of the sights on the Massachusetts coast She handles the snappers as fearlessb; as a man, steadying her boat meanwhile then rebaiting the pots and loweriné them as dexterously as the most expert lobsterer. ~

Though young at the business she smuggles the shorts and contrabands ashore, just as the seasoned lobstermen do, and sells them for 18 cents apiece to the cottagers who realize how much nicer fresh, tender young snappers are than those old enough to measure the full number of inches required by law, She makes $l5 a week—sometimes more —by her lobstering, and pulls on an pverage 30 pots a day. :

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| pesnmmsEm Y [ VMINGS form the allB important topic of conver--2 A B sation at the moment in . § all the dressmakers' . salons, mno self-respecting -/ B dress or costume considerB 73 ing itself complete without f a plentiful supply of e¢mJ “@j broidery, stitchery, strapI ENAE] pings, or lace, while butV{6B tons, {ringes and tassels | & "-"«"i‘ are requisitioned to fill up the gaps. The majority of the new plain skirts will be trimmed en bayadere, and not in perpendicular lines as hitherto, while gaugings are having a tremendous vogue on skirts, blouses and bodices. . : Blouses, by the \va};, fill a large portion of the immediate horizon, in all manner of materials and in a variety * of shapes. Women are evincing a zreat predilection for blouses made of soft Japanese materials. As a rule these graceful little garments are very full and loose, with roomy, comfortable sleeves. They are most picturesque, and show off to the best advantage when worn with cream or dark blue cloth or serge skirts, being msually made of brightly colored crepon or soft batiste, with Japanese patterns and designs stamped on them. Very often white liren collars are worn with them, and then it is usual for a | black satin tie to be wound round the neck and passed through straps of the blouse material from throat to wais¢ in front, although some people prefer them quite collarless with cross-cver fronts. : Sequins and jet paillettes will have a large voice in the trimming of evening dresses this winter: round steel sequins on white mousseline, chiffon, or net seem likely to divide the honors with small black paillettes on black materials of the same class: Fur is extensively used as a trimming for both dresses and costumes, even to the extent of appearing on evening dresses of the most diaphanous | description. Finger-widths of ermine will be employed in this connection for those who can afford it, this aiready costly fur threatening to almost double itself in price this winter, owing to {the enormous demand for it. Sable, I too, will be ruthlessly cut up to make * narrow hems and borders for the further glorification of evening {frocks, which tend to overleap all previous records in point of extravagant detail. [ lated so as to look very much like real moleskin; this should prove itself ;spe‘(:ia.lly commendable to the posses- | sors of a small dress-allowance, admir-

Fashions of the Day in Paris

s [.1.-WHITE hats are more ) H om than ever to the fore, and § I the whole white ('osl,ume} 4 f is very popular. For the! B o woman who can afford aj i )':;,)?‘ Bl coodly supply of garments Fon '«,‘ B there is nothing pretier : :‘Z‘i’: than white for the auiumn RIoAREGOI N and winter. Corduroy i “{&;"ffg‘ g cloth and velvet in white § T 4 E and very pale champagne Gty 2nd tan shades will be two of -the smartest things {for ecarly autumn wear, with the all-white hat of beaver or felt trimmed with white birds, and relieved by stoles of sable, mink or some other dark fur, A great deal of gold and silver lace is used, and as for velvet, it occupies:a foremost place in the world of smart fashions. ¢ . Brocaded velvet is also used. White brocaded velvet for evening wear sounds sumptuous. It i 3 quite exquisite as a cloak lined with ermine, with a big rolled collar of the szme and festoons of old lace down the front. . Worth is making many of his short coats with basques, and boleros are as. much in favor as ever, ; Buttons, as you know, play an important part, and old quaint ornaments are all pressed into service. . l Really quaint old-fashioned mz:hes} and narrow fur trimmings seem {0 be* more than ever en evidence, while | flouncings and gaugings, plaitings and tuckings are part and parcel of the in- ! tricacies of the coufuriere’'s work at the moment, and tailors with their scallops, stitchings and strappings are not far behind. . » Millinery is remarkable for the amount of stitchery and intricacy that goes to compose the best models. The ! goffered velvet toque is the first wintry model we have seen; of course, it is made of the new velours chiffon or chiffon velvet. This particular shape is very light and neat, and its curious

able coats built of this pseudo-fur heing procurable for the sum of a very few dollars. Moleskin seems to lend itseif particularly well to imitation, for there is also on view in many shops a very cozy-looking material called molemusquash, which likewise has the undoubted advantage of not making a very perceptible hole in one’s purse. Shaved squirrel is peing successfully. imitated in fine: gray plush, while the bogus chinchillz, sad to relate, does not do its inventors so much credit, insomuch as very few people recognize its relation to the real fur without a few explanations beforehand. Early winter walking gowns are of the most elaborate modes. Of the two shown. in the ‘llustration the one which is trimmed so tastefully with fur is made in ivory-white corduroy, with quite a new kind of skirt, very finely plaited, and adorned near the hem with two bands of beaver.: An original trimming, which runs in long lines from the waist to the hem, consists of applique discs of beaver-col-ored velvet surrounded with little embroidered wheels in black and white mohair braid. This eifective trimming appears also on the bodice, which is cut with coat-shaped sides and arranged also with cape epaulettes of the ivory-white corduroy bordered with beaver. The waistbelt is of beavercolored velvet, finished with loops and ends at the back below. the waist, while the upper sleeves are made of corduroy, and the. under sleeves of tucked chiffon, drawn into beaver velvet cuffs, adorned with ivory-white silk braid. :

" The other gown is made in very fine white faced cloth. ' The plaited skirt has a short tucked drapery of cloth on either side, while down the center of the front there is a wide panel of very handsome trimming "consisting of circular motifs of white embroidered guipure, trimmed with gathered frills of white Valenciennes lace. Similar motifs in a larger size appear at intervals upon the skirt bordered with white silk tassels. The bodice- is arranged with a similar kind of trimming laid over a deep yoke of tucked white chiffon, which covers the whole of the upper part. The full sleeves are also of deeply tucked chiffon trimmed with motifs of ivory-white lace. This gown has a particularly pretty ;waisb belt of ivory-white ' corduroy velvet, made very deep and beautified with chenille embroideries in pale shades of green and mauve, | : : ELLEN OSMONDE.

¢ P Aa&x\\\ AR rzr m\*( \J‘~»,.-“% : [ N W / ~ ’ "‘-: ; ‘s\\\ 2 7 w_‘. : SN o e i NS 7 /it L NN 2/ ) W=7/ ‘\ \\ b':':,. 7 > l #7(,1314 4, # » RN & é/f 1‘ A 1 N B N\ \\\s 4 7 :ii il N\WZ 77 B W W ‘ i \\\‘\y‘ ,{,’ / l/ ' f:\ N/ /) B I ; ] / I e t_.“-,l { 7 "\ ‘vl""“. ‘& ok B 7 S 22 e 3 Ty e =y A SMART TRAVELING WRAP. . In biscuit cloth, trimmed with braid and stitching in alternate rows, " elongation has entirel& taken the nlace of the round turban of last year. 1 have seen an enormous pelerine just lately which takes the place of an evening wrap. It is composed of fine ivory cloth, with Epg shoulder pieces cut so long that they cover the arms and reach the hem of the shirt beneath. This is very simply trimmed with fringe and embroidery and a soupcon of gold galon. o ANNETTE GIVRY.

IMPOLITENESS OF MEN.

Lack of Moma Training Is Ofien Responsiuvie for Rodeness : in Publio.

For tka prevalence of smoking in public placas women have only theimnselves to blama, says Mrs. Russell Sage, in an interview. “They are willing to drive and walk with men while they smoke; they even permit men to smoke while dining with them at public restaurants, and at length men teel dreadfully abuscd if they are required to desist irom smoking for an hour or so. A man can drink without interfering with the comfort of others, but the smoker makes his presence felt all over the room.” “Do you think men were once more considerate and courtecus?” “I know they were. Such a state of affairs was unknown among peopls with any claim whatever to refinement. The Americaa woman must come to the rescue—and she will-.—she will. The American woman is the purest, highest, finest product of civilization thus far, but I do think she is making a serious mistake in encouraging the übiquitcus smoker.” : ‘**What led her into that error?”

“i think she grasped the fact that men and women spend their lives 100 far apart and they should be comradss. In that she is right, but she has not realized that they must be comirades on the highest levél atiainable and that she can bring man up oniy by maintaining a very high standard herself. So lorg as she tolerates and condones rudeness and inccensideration, men will be rade and inconsiderate. As soon as she insists unon courtesy they will Le courteous.”

“Do you think home training, or, rather, the lack of it, is responsible for modern impolitenesz?”’ . “I do, indeed. Many people leave their children almost entirely to servants and consequentiy the little ones imbibe their manners «nd culture from the domestics. Many of our young men and women who hsve attended school and college, who have attained an enviable amount of brair, culture, are almost destitute of courtesy. ‘Fix well thy center, then draw thy circle round,’ has been a pet motto of mine for many years. Unless we have a definite center the circle with exceeding care, thai her circle is sure to be fauliy. The American woman must fix her center with exceeding care, that her circle may include all noble tendencies and exclude all base ones, in the citizens of America.” MODISH FANCIES. - Pretty Bits of Finery That Enter Into the Comuposition of the Season’'s Costumes. A supple satin in marine blue, black and brown, with large panne spots, is favored for matrons, says Brooklyn Eagla. : It is predicted that white velvet will have considerable vogue during the coming winter for bridal gowns. ' : All the season's gkirts are round, define the figure at the top and are extravagantly full at the base. Winter millinery inclines to the directoire modes, black velvet hats with long plumes being accorded the premier position. : : Ivory shirt waist sets are new. The ¢olors are black and white and the designs are unique and handsome. To keep delicately tinted tea or ball gowns clean around the edges, put three graduated ruches under the hem. : If the big, black picture hat is too trying soften the extreme edge of the brim by binding it with an inch thick of tulle ruching. : Favorite hair ornaments are wreaihs of convolvuli and leaves in black and silver, a Louis XVI. bow, or large butterfly. For those who like a rich material for reception gowns satin taupe (moleskin) is put forward as le dernler cri. For evening wraps the new zibeline and plush cloths in white have the preference, although silver gray is a much admired tint. : The fancy for white and black spots has spread to feather boas, an example being a white one, on which were large spots boih in black chenille and feathers. The newest furs show a happy mixture of two and three kinds, as, for instance, a silver fox pereline, with an ermine crossover scarf finished with two black ribbon velvet rosettes {from which depend sable tails. ~

: New Style Paint. . Potato paint is a novelty which is said to adhere well to wood and plaster, and to be very cheap. To make it, boil one pound of peeled potatoes, mash, dilute with water and pass through a sieve: then add two pounds of Spanish white in four pounds of water. Different colors can be had by the use of the ordinary mineral powders. : Grape Sherbet. - Mash catawba or any similaer variety of grapes, and strain off the juice through a jelly bag. To one pint of juice allow one pint of water, one pound of granulated sugar, and the, vhites of two eggs. Let it come to a boil, eool, and freeze like ice cream.—Home Magazine, : Abount Coughing. ! A doctor in an institution with many children declares that nothing irritates a cough more than to cough. He bribed the children in one of the hospital wards to hold their breath when tempted to cough, and was himself surprised at the speedy relief of some of them. : Doubting air, _“But,” said theé heiress, whose beauty wasn’t even skin deep, ‘“how am I to know that you are not marrying me for my money?” “It is an even break,” replied the young man who was addicted to the clove habit. “How am I to know that you are not marrying me to reform me ?"’-—Chicago Daily News. To Clean Black Silk. - Clean black silk by sponging it well, on the right side, with hot coffee, which must have been strained through muslin to free it from grounds. The coffece removes grease and restores the brilliancy of the silk without making it stitf and shiny. Press with a warm iron on the wrong side while still damp. el e T Soda Diksolves Gilt on China. Never use soda for washing china that hias any gilding on it, for the soda will in time surely remove it all. Instead of soda use a little soap; that has no bad effect, :

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SATURN’S SALTY RINGS. Theory Set L p Thnt the Great Bands Are Composed of Chloride of Sodium. : ) All astroncmers and students of the stars await with eagerness their annual view of Saturn in the east, when nearest the earth. They hope that somehow his mysteries will be partly revealed through some gigantic change in the fdlmy rings that render him the most wonderful obiject in the whole heavens, says the Rochester: Democrat and Chronicle. : It is quite apparent that the rings are of some mineral substance and without -atmosphere. The mathematicians have shown to their own satisfaction that the rings must be of finely divided material or they would go to pieces from tidal distress. When the rings present only an edge to the observer the edge seems to be a straight line with a few knots on one side of the planet. These knots can be seen Wwith 2 ihree-inch telescope when the seeing is good. What is this material that appears white, like the mountains and crags on the moon under sunlight? The late Martin W. Cooke, of this city, wrote an article to show that the rings might be composed of ice particles. His argument was ingenious but not convineing. But it is to be assumed that the rings are composed of an clement that is abundant in the universe of matter, and that is white or nearly white in its crystal form. Sedium is the element that answers best, and its combination with chlorine to form chleride of sodium. or common salt, is the most common. : :

The sodium or salt line in the spectrum of the sun is a strong double line near the red end. We are unable to get the spectrum of Saturn’s rings. the light from them being reflected sunlight. After a study of the possibilities and probabilities the Democrat and Chronicle observer now sets forth the (entative proposition that the rings of Saturn are composed of common salt, and that our earth was at one time a ringed pianet, the ring of salt going to form the moon and the rest deposited in solid masses here and there on the earth’s surface and in the sea, foerming our vast salt beds at varticular periods in geological historv.

There has long becn speculation about the character of the white matter which the moon exhibits. There are gray plains, but where the surface is broken the mafter is intensely white, and apparently unchanging. There is no vegetaticn on the moon, s 0 far as good optical instruments show, although Prof. Pickering thinks taere may be some low forms on one crater floor. But no other observer sincz the telescope was invented has seen anything but gleaming crags and great crater walls. Salt renders vegetation impessible. These propositions cannot be readily sub:stantiated, but there is much to be said in their {avor. They fit the observed conditions well.

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An ingenious little fraud has been carried out this summer at the expense of some amateur photegraphers. At a certain place much frequented by caraera-carriers, a genuine, old-fash-jioned milkmaid, wooden pail and all, was ‘“‘discovered” and numbers of pictures were taken. It was subsequently learned that she was really a laborer’s daughter who dressing and acting the part had hit upon this expedient for earning money at sixpence or a shilling 8 Usitting” - Beg:n at the Bottom. Uncle Reuben says: [ may be wrong abcut it, but it has allus seemed to me dat de best way was to work from de roots of de tree upwards. 1 hev seen men-begin at de top, but in most cases a limb gave way an’' dey cum down wid a kerflop dat laid ’em up for a year or so.--Detroit Free Press. ~ Prediction Fulfilled. : The Figaro of Paris is congratulating itself on the prediction it made two veers ago that one could soon communiseie with passengers on Atlantic steamers without leaving the boulevards. Recently Dbooklets were distributed giving the directions necessary for utilizing this mode of correspondence. When a Funeral Passes. In Siam, when a funeral Is passing; the women take down their hair and unfasten their beads, and the men fumble about in their pockets for a little piece of setal to hold between their teeth,

SOCIALISM IN JAPAN. Why Its Ideals Are Obnoxious to Be_lievers in Ancient Doctrines of the \ation. The vigorcus manier in which the police authcrifies recently prevented the holding of a gigantic labor meeting organized by the Niroku Shimpo has given rise to a considcrable amount of jeurnalistic cviticism, says the Japan Times of Tokio. Why the police took this apparently high-handed - measure we do not know for certain, as no officiai explanation has been given. Itis, however, suggested in more than one guarter that the pclice interfered with the Niroku’s project becauce they had reason to suspect the promoters of the meeting of socialistic aims. This suggestion has an air of probability: in view -of the prenondcrance of avowed socialists among those who were to speak at a lecture meeting which the disappointed projeciors ‘of the labor meeting proposcd to hold afterward and which was alzo suppressed by the police. If this explanation be trustworthy, we should think that the police -were extremely ill-advised in interfering with the carrying out of the Niroku's labor gathering and ‘lecture meeting. If it was the socialistic bugbear that frightened the police into the summary procedure in question, we are inclined to believe that their excited fancy conjured up a daunger which had no substantial existence. ~Socialistic. doctrines have, it is true, found a lodgment in a section of the educated eclass, and their votaries appear to be.increasing in number and importance. These doctrines occasionally find expression in the columns of the Rodo Sekai, the Nirokun, the Yorozu, and a few other organs, as well as. from the popular platform. With all this-appar-ent practical vitality, we may safely state that socialism is in this country still in the stage of academie discussion and that the day when il wiil assume practical significance is as yet; if such a day is ever to come, in the fardistant future. So far as the msss of the pcople are concerned they show as vet no sign of fundamental discontent with the present social order. This is <0 not because they are less.intelligent than people ¢{ the same ciass in the occident, but becauze thé econditions of life among us are such that there is little occasion for them to wish for any radical change in the social constitiution. Happily or unhappily, according to the way in which the maiter islcoked at, the struggle for existence here has none of that sharp and unfeeling intengity which is calculated to engender in the breasts of its unfortunate victims in the west a deep and sullen hostiiity to the present order of things. :

Society here has for centuries. been constructed on principles fundamentally different from those cbtaining in the west. Our society is more communistic in its character than theirs, and we are more forbearing with and helpful to each other than the European peoples. It is true that since the introduction of occidental civilization great changes”are taking place in our conditions of life, but amid all these changes the fundamental characteristic of our social organization still remans intact and is not likely tobe fully eifaced, although it will probably be modified more or less owing to the new influences at work. Under these circumstances it seems to us that soéial'istic doctrines may spread among us and may possibly berefit us in various ways, but are not likely to lead to popular agitations of a character inimical io the public order and tranquillity. If anything tends to promote the growth of such dangers, it may possibly be, it is to be feared, cases of unnecessary official interferernce like that undet consideration. Might Recover. o e “The doctor says your moiher-in-law cannot possibly live!” : “Hus-sh! Don’t let her hear you!” - “Are you afraid of frightening her?” “No; but you don’'t know how contrary she is.”"—Houston Post. >~ . , Gray Horses for Artillery. The Russian war office has decided that in future gray horses shall be exclusively used for artillery purposes, the reason given for the innovation being that animals of this color have been found by experience to be stronger and more enduring than brown ones. - ~ Show Pessimistic Streak. - That men are pessimistic fundamentally despite all their brave show of aptimism, is proven by the fact that the world never credits a chrcuie jester with depth or a chronic laugher with sincerity.—N. 0. Timeg-Democrat. -

TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD.

Reviews Show That a Large Volume

of Business Is Being Trausacted in the Countiry.

New York, Oct. 31.—R. 'G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: Industrial activity has increased somewhat, many plants resuming and others preparing to reopen. Several pending labor controversies have reached amicable adjustment, adding to the aggregate of wage earners employed. On the other hand. strikes are ordered and some mills will be closed by lack of new business, while the struggle for control of the copper properties has thrown thousands out of work. : t. While there is evidence of a sei-back in the steel industry, and some hesitation in fextiles at the east. the general tenor of these reports is encouragiag for a continuance of prospertiv, partic-ularly-in the sections where agriculturs is the chiel occupation. Colections are causing some uneasiness, and financial conditions are unsettied. Merchandise is freely distributed. Failures this week were 253 in the United States, against 233 last vear. and .15 in Canada. compared with 22 a vear aco. . ) p% The review by Bradstreets savs: Cooler weather has stininlated re:ai: trade quite generally throughout the coumntry, and this is reflected in an improved re-order demand for seascnable goods, especiglly heavy dry goods clothing and gmes. .The movement of the crops has been freer northwest. west and south, and interior collections

have improved. The labor sitnation is rather nnsettled. - Radical leaders are inclined to imperil present advantazes in the building trades at some large ceniers. ‘but zerms- of better future conditions are found in the wuiterances of somse more conservative leaders who foresee trouble for the unions if they attempt to precipitate further demands. There is a better tone to the lnmber market and more steadiness than earlier in the month. The open fall favors active building at many centers and this helps-in the absence of the great activity noted at the larger cities a_year ago. Other building material is steady for the same reason. The great industries show few changes for the week. Iron and steel are weak, depressed or steady. according as the cruder or more finiskad forms are considered. THE ALASKA AWARD. Senntors Return to America =zad ] Are Silent Coneerning Action . of Tribunnl " New York, Oct. 31.—0 n account of his Official connection with the Alaskan tribunal Senator Lodge, of Massachu“setts,. declined to discuss the award of the tribunal on his arrival here Frfia_\* by the steamer Cedric. Senator Locge said the members of the tribunal have been very b\andsomely ireated- while in London, but, as one of the arbitrators. he could not even venture to sav that he was satisfied with the award, and declined to say anything abcut the attitud= of the Canadian commissioners in Tefusing to sign the award. Joseph Pope, representative of the Canadian government and one of the assistant secretaries of the tribunal: who was also on the Cedric, said tha: the award was of course a disappointment from the Canadian point of view, but offered no further commnent, =ppearing anxious, however, to ascerizin how the decision had been received in Canada. e KILLED IN I!LS HOME. Preminent Vineennes, Ind., Business Man Shot Pown hy Mysteri- ’ ons Assailants. Vincennes, Ind., Oct. 31 —William J. Engle, secretary of the Vincennes Distiling company, was shot and disd irom the wounds -Jriday meornings. Tha shcofing occurred at two 9'clock. Engle was at his home at Third and Shelby streets, and had risen early to talke a train for St. Louis. He was dressing to go io the station, when he heard a noise in the kitehen. He went dovnstairs and 2s he reached Ihke kitchen he was met by a volleyr of shots. Two bullets entered his head and he fell unconscious 0 the floor. He remained in an uncenscious stste until five o’clock, when he digd. Oficers are searching ror the assailanis. Mr. Engle was ore of the mosi prominent business men in this city. ~ Victim of Flamca. Philadelphia, Oct. 31.—Harry Williams was- burned to death and five others severely injured during a fire which at noon Friday destroyed the large grain-elevator of the Baitimore & Ohio Railroad company and the fourstory flour rolling mill of W. S. Woodwar & Co. The property loss 15 $200,000. : < , Capt. Herreshoff 111, . Bristol, R. L, Oct. 31.—Capt. Nathan“iel G. Herreshoff, designer and builder of several .of America’s cup defenders, is seriousiy ill from pneumonia. Itis said the disease has not yet reached the critical point, but the patient-is in a weakened condition from cverwork. : Leave for Home. - London, Oct. 31.—War Secretary Roo: and Mrs. Root left London Friday morning for Liverpool to board the White Star line steamer Celtic, which sailed for New York later in the day. They were bid farewell at the railroad station by Ambassador Choatg_ and other friends. Carries Millions. : San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 31.—Tae transport -Sheridan, sailing for Honolulu, Guam and Manila, carried $2.000 - 000 in silver and gold in her treasure room. She had a full list of ,asseagers in addition to the enlisted men of the Twenty-second infaniry. e : - Two Girls Killed. Elizabeth, Pa., Oct. 31.—Miss Maude Albon and Miss Agnes McGeary, aged 19 and 16, respectively, were instantly killed by the cars while en route.to a hallowe’en festivity in the neighborhood. The two girls drove in front of a train. : ” . = Parks Convieted, : - New York, Oct. 31.—For the second time within two months Samuel J. Parks, walking delegate of Housesmiths’ and Bridgeman’s union, local No. 2, was convicted Friday of the crime of extortion in the court of general sessions, and remanded for sentence a week hence,