Ligonier Banner., Volume 47, Number 41, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 January 1913 — Page 2

. * The Ligomer Banner‘ L s e e LIGONIER, : - INDIANA, RETIRING S'TATESMAN IN SWAN SONG ATTACKS INITIATIVE , AND. REFERENDUM. ¢ o PRESIDENT-ELECT IS QUOTED Deciares Though He Did Not - Favor Wiison’s Selection, No Man Living Hoped More for the Success of His Administration. Washington, Jan. 4.—Senator Bailey's swan song was the feature in | .congress that attracted throngs to the capitol Thursday. The retiring senator, defending his own career in congress, made an elaborate attack on-| tife initiative and referendum. S Practically none of Senator Bailey's } address had been prepared in ad-| vance. It dealt principally .with the principle of the initiative and referen- } dum, and he directed his words to-| ward his resolution, declaring thati such a “system of direct legislation | as the initiative and" ref@rendumf would “establish is in conflict with the | representative principle-on which the | republic is founded.” “The wise and patriotic statesmen who dedicated this republic to liberty and independence,”’ declared Senator | Bailey, “rejected a direct democracy | in which the people would rule without the intervention of representatives | and adopted a representative .democracy in which 'the people should rule through their duly chosen agents.” The senater quoted from states‘men who participated in the formation of the Constitution and the organization of the government to show that they had never intended that the republic form of government should give way to direct legislation by the people, such as ‘the initiative and referendum would .provide. : “This is a Republican democracy,” he said, and- cited again opinions of men identified with history to prove that a ‘“representative democracy” was better than a true democracy. Senator Bailey said. he would not quote from lawyers, because they “do not seemr to be in high favor now with those who wish to work this change in the gévernment.”, : . “I never had a client who was my -master in any manner,” he declared at one point. Mr. Bailey quoted from works of President-elect Wilson. “I am a Democrat,” said Senator Bailey, ‘“and though I did not favor his selection, no man living hopes more for the success of his administration than I do.” = He quoted from Governor Wilson's works to the effect that the views men express on the stump were often tempered by the “common counsel” they enjoy when they finally come ~ into control of the government. ; “How often have we seen men roar mightily when they are seeking election, to coo gently when they have at-tained-it,” added Senator Bailey. “It has come to a choice between the side led by the mighty spirits of another day, and the side led by the noisy demonstrators of today. For my part, I am ready to enlist under the banner of the mighty dead—of Washington and Jefferson and Madison. - - 5 . “They say that representative government has broken down in our government,”: said Senator Bailey. “It that were true it woild almost justify a revision. But I maintain it is not true. I maintain that the government ifs more representative of the people todav than ever before in the history of the republic.” . :

BROKER KILLS WIFE AND SELF Henry C. Edey, [etired Trader, Commits Murderous Deed at Long Island Home. Bellport, N. Y., Jan. 4—Henry C. Edey, a wealthy retired Wall street broker, shot and killed his young wife in their home on Great South Bay and then committed suicide Thursday. The murder and suicide followed by six weeks Mrs. Edey’s reconciliation with ther husband, whom she left last summer. Mr. Edey’'s bedrooni, where the tragedy was staged, gave evidence of a violent struggle. U. S. Senator Jeff Davis Dead. Little Rock, Ark. Jan. 4.—TUnited States Senator Jeff Davis, former governor of Arkansas, died here early Friday morning. - James' R. Keene Deéad. : New York, Jan. 4—James R. Keene, the horseman, died here Friday morning following an operation by Drs. Tuttle and Smith. Mr. Keene was geventy-three years old. - Professor Robbed of $5,000. Rome, Jan. 4.—Prof. Edward Hawes of New York, formerly of Boston, reported to the police Thursday that he was robbed of a leather wallet containing $5,000 while visiting the ruins of the Coliseum on New Year’s day. “Newsie” Is Dead at 105 Years. Joliet, 111., Jan. '4.—Orasmus Paige, Tllinois’ oldest “newsie,” died at his home here Thursday, aged one hundred and five years. Until a few weeks ago Paige was seen daily selling papers on the streets here. : . Three Fatally Injured. Hammond, Ind., Jan. 4—Three persons were fatally hurt and three injured in an automobile accident near Lowell Thursday, when John Black, while driving an automobile, collided with a horse and buggy. - Prefers Jail to Paying Alimony. - New York, Jan. 4—Theodore Roberts, actor and manager, elected to go to jail Thursday rather than pay the 250 a 5 - recently : sietlon omo

BULGARIAN IN RAGE

ENVOY URGES ALLIES TO CONTINUE CONFLICT AFTER VIOLENT SCENE AT PARLEY.

ANOTHER RECESS IS TAKEN

Turkey Offers to Give Salonika to Bulgaria, but Refuses to Yield ~ Adrianople—Fate of Albania Left to '‘Powers. ‘

‘London, Jan. 3.—Perilously near a complete rupture, the peace delegates have adjourned until Friday. At a short session M. Madjaroff, the Bulgarian minister to Great Britain, suddenly left the room, saying he was going to the forejgn office to inform the authorities that the allies would resume he war at.once. -

‘Th‘e gensational departure from the council room of M. Madjaroff, the Bulgarian minister to Great Britain, who sald he was going to the foreign office to inform the authorities that the allies would resume the war at once, was a feature of the session. M. Venizelos, the Greek premier, presided. It was apparent at once that all participants in . the negotiations were laboring under considerable suppressed excitement. As soon as the session was formally opened Rechid Pasha presented his “modified proposais.” Turkey offered to cede to Bulgaria Salonika instead of Adrianople not including Greéce in the partidipation. This in effect was little or none the less than Turkey had proposed in the first place. The proposals stated that the future boundaries of Turkey and Bulgaria should be settled directly between those powers while the other questions in dispute should be submitted to the great European powers. The reading of the proposals was followed by a storm of protests, all the Balkan delegates rising to their feet indignation. M. Madjaroff, representing Bulgaria took the lead in the protests. It. was an insult, he said, to bring the peace to delegates to London simply to tell them to leave very-

thing to be settled by the European powers, ‘and he, for one, did not proDose to acquiesce. He protested vig: orously against the tactics of the Ottoman government, stating that their mehods were dilatory and confusing. “Bulgaria is through with this matter,” he shouted. “We will resume the war. I am now going to the foreign office to inform the authorities there that the allies are going to-resume the war.” g ;

Despite the efforts of the conferees, M., Madjaroff refused. o be pacified and left the picture gallery in great g.n‘ger. His action brought the session to an abrupt close. His col-

leagues did not take his threat too seriously, all realizing that he had spoken in a fit of petulence and annoyance over the delay and were inclined to the belief that he would later return and that the negotiations ‘could be resumed. Considerable time was spent by the delegates in-informal discussion of various points and at the end of an hour M. Madjaroff reappeared and the ‘session was resumed. It was then decided that Turkey be given more time to put her. proposals in writing, after which adjournment was taken.

TELEGRAPHIC NOTES Berlin, Jan. I.—A mighty hunter is the Kkaiser. According to statistics published by a sporting journal, Emperor William has killed 67,225 animals during his shooting career. Included in the list are 38,574 pheasants, 17,950 hares, 3,448 wild boar, 2,066 stags, 867 partridges, three turkeys and one whale. : ‘Havana, Jan. I.—The plot to start another megro revolution in Cuba appears to have been hatched in Kingston, Jamaica. The government manifests great reserve regarding the matter but is is not believed to be serious. e

- Madrid, Jan. I.—ln accordance with his understanding with the king following the assassination of Premier Canalejas, Count Romanones handed the king the, resignation of the cabinet. He has already formed a new cabinet. :

London, Jan. I.—The London taxicab drivers begin the new year with a strike which takes 5,000 out of 8,000 taxis off the streets. The strike is the result of the increased cost of gasoline, or petrol, as it is called here. The drivers buy petrol from companies owning cabs and the price has jumped from 15 to 26 cents a gallon. The men declare they cannot afford the extra price. é v Mexico City, Jan.-2.—Hundreds of .persons in the district around Acambay, state of Mexico, which was destroyed by an earthquake last month, are dying from starvation. Kilbane Defeats Oliveg” rKirk. - Bt. Louis, Jan. 3.—Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, featherweight champion, toyed with Oliver Kirk of St. Louis for one round here Wednesday and beat him into a helpless pulp in the gecond round. Noted Princeton Building Burns. . Princeton, N. J., Jan. 3.—Alexander hall, main building of the Princeton Theological seminary, was partially destroyed by fire here - Wednesday. The blaze originated on the fourth floor. ' Congressman Held in Hospital. Panama, Dec. 31.—Representative William W. Wedemeyer of Michigan, one of the congressional committee which came to the isthmus to inspect the canal, was put in a hospital at Ancon Sunday. He is ill mentally. { [ot o e ; . Make $5,000 Opium Selzure. ' Ban Francisco, Dec. 30.—Cpium valued at $5,000 was seized by custom officials here Friday on board the Amer can-Hawalian steamship Mexican om

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29 SENT T 0 PRISON

PRESIDENT RYAN RECEIVES SEVEN YEAR TERM, liO_NGEST IMPOSED BY COURT.

SENTENCE SUSPENDED ON SIX

Clark, Murphy, Cobnejy, Coughlin, Farrell and Cline Are Freed—Others Must Serve From One to Seven Years. |

Indianapolis, Dec. Bl.—Sentences aggregating 113 years were imposed by Juadge A. B. Ander%:)n in federal court unpon thirty-eight labor leaders found guilty Saturday in the national dynamite conspiracy. | The heaviest sentence was seven years, pronounced apon Frank M. Ryan, president of the Intérnational Association of Bridge and Structural Iron W§rkers. Judge Anderson suspended sehtence on six of the convicted dynamiters. Eight of the convicteﬁ{ men got sentences of six years, two of the men got four-year terms; ltwelve drew three-year sentences, four men got two years and six got one year and a day. \ .

All the prisoners who received prison terms were taken to Leavenworth, Kan. ;

Edward Clark, who pleaded guilty and ‘turned state's evidence, received a suspended sentence. | ' s .Judge Anderson alLo suspended sentence of Frank J. Murphy of Detroit, James Cooney‘Lj of Chicago, James A. Coughlin of Chicago, P. F. Farrell of New York and -“Hiram Cline of Muncie, Ind., ijo‘rmer organizer of the Brotherhood |of Carpenters and. Joiners.

In considering the ca{‘ses of the men on whom judgment was withheld, Judge Anderson said that he would rather make a mistake and - suspend judgment than to make a mistake in inflicting undeserved punishment. He said he was inclined to‘*show leniency wherever he could. s :

WIRELESS FROM PARIS TO U. S.

Message Is Sent From Eiffel Tower . In French Capital to Arlington Station.

Washington, Jan. 2.—The long arm of the wireless has reached from the Eiffel tower, Paris, to the . government station at Arlington, a distance of four thousand miles, according to a report of Commander C. H. Bullard to Secretary of the Ij,‘&'avy Mayer today. : . :

Naval officers consider this the most important achievement of the wireless since its invention.

The | communications between Washington and Paris were established in the quiet hours? of early morning when the' Arlington operator received the time signal sent out from the Eiffel tower every fifteen minutes. - North Carolina |ls Shaken. Charlotte, N. C., Jan, 2—Earthquake shocks of more or less violence were felt in several townsjin different sections of the state. No lives were lost and thus far the damage reported, has been small. 1

At Union chimneys were toppled over and a large rent was made in the walls of the county jxiil. i At Spartanburg many buildings trembled from top to bottom.

Negro Shoots Employer.

Laporte, Ind, Jan. 3.—Because he refased to ineet the wage demands of two negro workman, Paul Martin, engaged in railroad contracting work at Monterey, Ind,, w;s shot Wedresday and probably fatally wounded.

Keokuk High Wins Game. Keokuk, la., Jan. 3.—Keokuk High defeated Canton (Mo.) High in one of the fastest basketball games of the geason Wednesday by a score of 21 to 20. Keokuk was outweighed but played in much better form. : Indicted for Killing Gulde. Skowhegan, Me., Dec. 31.—An findictment against William Wilding of Indianapolis, charging him with “negligently shooting amﬁ killing” Warren, Holden, a guide, was returned Satur‘day. Holden was mistaken for a deer. . KHils Wife and ,Ller Mother. Lagrange, Ind.,, Dec. 31—Edward Hart shot and kmgﬁ: his wife, Mrs. Rena Hart, from whom he was separated, and her mother, Mrs. Sarah Mcßride Sunday. After the shooting JHart ran into the country. =

HAPPENINGS IN 1912

NOTABLE EVENTS DURING THE - LAST TWELVE MONTHS.

Balkan War t;:he Greatest—Loss of Titanic—Victory ‘of . the Democratic Party.

New York, Dec.’ 31.—Much notable

history was . written in the year of 1912. Events of vast importance and of world-wide interest followed each other in the quick march of the past twelve months.

The most significant of these, doubtless;swas the war of the Balkan states against the Turkish empire, which put a period to the sultan’s ancient supremacy in southeastern Europe. The most grievous occurrence of the year, especially to America, was the sinking of the Titanic on -April 14. Th®ogs of this, greatest of all ocean liners, with over 1,500 people, was the greatest marine tragedy .of all time. The year claimed 30 airmen, bringing their grand total up to 217. In the political realm the year 1912 witnessed many remarkable things. Perhaps the most significant was the completion of the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty in China. and the installation of the Chinese republie, with Dr. Sun, a Harvard graduate, as president. ' . In America, of course, the most important political event was the overwhelming defeat of the Republican party, and the return of the Democratic party to power after sfkxteén vears, with Woodrow Wilson as the new president. : An interesting feature of the political movements in this country was the birth of' the Progressive party, with former President Theodore Roosevelt as its godfather. . In the matter of legislation, perhaps the most important features were the veto of the Democratic house’s tariff bills relating to- wool, cotton and iron, and the farmers’ free list, by President Taft; and the defeat in Canada of the reciprocity agreement. Several ; important opinions were handed down by the United States Supreme court, the chief of these being the opinion touching the, Union Pacific merger. The action taken by the court resulted in the dissolving of the great railroad combination which had been effected by the late E. H. Harriman.

SEES BIG SURPLUS IN JUNE

Prosperity to Reach a High. Mark Next Summer, Says Secretary MacVeagh. :

Washington, Dec. 30.—The prosperity of the country is reflected in the condition of the United: States treasury at the close of the calendar year 1912, which also marks the end of the first half of the fiscal year 1913. Secretary MacVeagh estimateg that on June 30 next there will be 'a surplus of $40,000,000 in the ordinary receipts of the government. . ¢

Keene’s Condition Is Grave.

New York, Jan. 3.—The condition of James R. Keene, the financier and sportsman, was said to -be grave Wednesday. Mr. Keene was taken from the Waldorf-Astoria but ‘his present whereabouts is not known.

Bryce to Made a Peer.

London, Jan. 2.—lt is reported that the king’s New Year’s honors include a peerage for James Bryce, the British ambassador to the United States.

Grand Duke Michael Retired.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.—The emperor’s brother, Grand Duke Michael, was relieved of the command of the Chevalier Guards regiment Wednesday and given 11 months’ leave of absence, either in Russia or abroad. Al

Killed by Stray Bullet.

Gary, Ind., Jan. 3—Mathew Strailez, 22 years old, is dead as result bullet wound received while standing in front of his home, 1805 Connecticut street, Wednesday. Strailez was shot acci dentally by stray bullet, /

Snowslide Blocks Alaskan Road.

Cordova, Alaska, Dec. 31.—A snows slide on the Copper River & Northwestern blocked traffic Sunday and there is little likelihood of the line being cleared before the lattér part of next week. :

Accepts Order on Mining. Hibbing, Minn., Dec. 31.—The 01% ver Iron Mining company will not ap peal from the order of Judge Hughes, restraining the company from carry: ing on mining operations in the Sell ers pit here. - ;

'SENTENCED TO PRISON SEVEN YEARS. . Vi . FRANK M. RYAN, president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. SIX YEARS. . MICHAEL J. YOUNG, Boston. "JOHN T. BUTLER, Buffalo, vicepresident of iron workers’ union. HERBERT S. HOCKIN, former secretary and formerly of Detroit. OLAF A. TVEITMOE, secretary of California Building Trades council. J. E. MUNSEY, sSalt Lake City, Utah. EUGENE A. CLANCY, San Fran- " eisco. : PHILIP A. CQOLEY, New Orleans. FRANK C. WEBB, New York. FOUR YEARS. JOHN H. BARRY, St. Louis. . PETER J. SMITH, Cleveland. ’ THREE YEARS. MURRAY L. PENNELL, Springfleld, IIL WILFORD BERT BROWN, Kansas Cilty. PAUL J. MORRIN, St. Louis. HENRY W. LEGLEITNER, Denver. CHARLES N. BEUM, Indianapolis. MICHAEL J. CUNNANE, 'Philadelphia. ' : EDWARD SMYTHE, Peoria, GEORGE ANDERSON, Cleveland. MICHAEL: J. HANNON, Secranton, Pa. ERNEST G. W. BASEL. WILLIAM J. M’CAIN, Kansas City. WILLIAM E. REDDIN, Milwaukee.

TWO YEARS.

RICHARD H. HOULIHAN, Chicagg. FRANK J. HIGGINS, Boston: FRANK K. PAINTER, Omaha; : FRED SHERMAN, Indianapolis.

ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY.

WILLIAM S. SHUPE, Chicago. JAMES E. RAY, Peoria. . WILLIAM C. BERNHARDT, Cincinnati. i

FRANK E. PHILLIPS, Syracuse, N. Y. .

CHARLES WACHTMEISTER, Detroit. e FRED J. MOONEY, Duluth.

SENTENCE SUSPENDED.

JAMES COONEY, Chicago. JAMES COUGHLIN, Chicago. PATRICK F. FARRELL, New York. HIRAM R, KLINE, Muncie, Ind, FRANK J. MURPHY, Detroit. . EDWARD CLARK, Cincinnati (confessed and testified for prosecution. Judgment deferred at request of government).

SEVEN MEN HURLED TO DEATH

C. & O. Freight Train Plunges Through Temporary Bridge at Huntington, W. Va.—Many Hurt.

Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 3.—The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad had one of the greatest disasters in its history of fifty years when an engine of the heaviest type, pulling west-bound freight No. 99, plunged through a temporary bridge spanning Guyan Triver at Guyandotte, on the eastern edge of this city Wednesday. Seven men were hurled to death and six seriously hurt: The dead are:

F. E. Weber, engineer, Russell; Henry White, watchman, Huntington; Charles Maddie, bridge worker, Talcott, W. Va.; Emett Wood, bridge worker, Talcott, W. Va.; James Crawford, bridge worker; St. Albans, W, Va.; Charles Coyne, bridge worker, Teays, W. Va.; James G. Wheeler, bridge worker, Milton, W. Va. The financial loss is $500,000.

DARE GETS DEATH THREAT

Life of Foreman of “Dynamite Jury” . in Jeopardy, According to Unsigned Letter. .

Newcastle, Ind., Jan. 2.—Frank Dare, foreman of the “dynamite jury” which found 38 of the 40 defeudants guilty, received a letter threatening him with death within three weeks. The letter was unsigned. It will be turned over to federal authorities, and secret service men at Indianapolis. DPare was greatly disturbed because of the missive.

Woman Made City Comptroller.

Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 2.—lt is believed that '‘a precedent is established in municipal affairs in this country,;by the appointment of a woman as city comptroller here. Miss Bessie Townsend, twenty-four years old, received the appointment at a salary of $1,500 a year. She will care. for more than $3,000,000. :

Anna Held Asks Divorce.

New York, Jan. 2.—Anna Held Ziegfeld, whose final separation from Florence Ziegfeld had been rumored, applied to Supreme Court Justice Amend Monday to have a final decree of divorce granted to her.

Reports $lO,OOO Fur Theft.

La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 2.—Discovery was made of the theft of more than $lO,OOO worth of furs from the store of the La Crosse Fur and Hide company Monday. There is no clue to the robbers.

Harvester Capital Increased. . Augusta, Me.,, Jan. 2.—Notification of an increase of the capital stock of the International Harvester company of Russia from §8,000,000 to $40,000,000 was received at the department of state Monday. i Seven Hurt in Auto Smash. Alton, 111., Jan. 2—ln a head-on collision here Monday afternoon, in which two automobiles telescoped each other, and a third machine figured, seven persons were injured, four serfously. =

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\ NCE again the eys of the civA ilized world are centered upon | w the channel of Constantinople and on the Thracign Bospor- ; us, which forms the outlet to the iwaters of the Black sea and which ‘ separates the continent of Asia froml that| of Europe. The channel stretches‘ from the Black sea to'the Sea of Mar-| mora, and where it runs into this land- | lock;ed little body of water, Constantinople lies upon an arm of this sea“ kno{vn as the Golden Horn on the European side. There is scarcely a bit of water on the face of the earth whose name appears more frequently in the annals of human history than this narrow channel. As the history of the world centers.so largely along the banks of the River Rhine since the days of Caesar, so it centered along the Bosporus for some thousand years. before Caesar’s day, and so, it has centered largely since then. All around the Black sea, on the Asiatic shores and on the European, lie immensely broad stretches of the- most fertile land upon the globe. Immense rivers drain this territory, keeping the Black sea full and overflowing through the Bosporus. From the first dawn of history a large population has always found homes on these fertile lands, andg as commerce developed its pathways multiplied along the i‘uxine sea coming down from these immense rivers;i On the south lay the Mediterranean, a large body of inland waters replenished by all the overflow of the Black sea and multitudinous rivers froqﬁx the Nile to the Rhone, surrounded by broader and richer lands, and ‘as ¢ommerce grew up -around the Medliteqranean its paths crossed those of 3the{ commerce of the Euxine or Black isea, and the Bosporus became the con;nect;ng link between. Below the Sea lof Marmora the outlet for the Black lseal waters is the strait of the Darzdadelles, shorter but broader than the Boéporus. : | ‘lmportant Waterway. Itnportant as this bit of water was ‘to ,h'e ancient world, it is much more 'so now, and is becoming increasingly s 0 as the years pass. With the Adevelopment of modern naval warfare the im*’mttance of Constantinople rises to a predominance in European and Asiati?: affairs scarcely equaled by any other point on the shores of the two continents, and if a great power ever geﬁ,s possession of Constantinople and controls the passage of the Dardanelles and Bosporus it will be very possible for it to dominate the fortunes of all Eu#ope. At the mouth of the great rivers that empty into the Euxine will grow up immense cities, affording op_portunities for the construction of a met'cantile marine as well as one for nayal ‘warfare, and with the passage beLween the Mediterranean and the Euxine controlled by such a great pofver these fleets would be unattackable by the combined forces of the world. It would not be a great undertaKing to the engineering enterprises of today to construct a bridge over the Bosporus which would enable railroad traiins to pass from one continent to the other, resulting in an exchange of commerce almost unimaginable in extent. With the Dardanelles fortified, the Sea of Marmora and the Golden ern would afford a rendezvous for merchant ships for a back country re%ching up to Vienna around the Danubial provinces and into Russia, with A(sgf, on the other side, including the rich territories of Palestine and on into!Persia and the valley of the Euphrates, going on down in the path of Alexander’s conquests into India and to the banks of the Indus.

The nation which could make the best use of this strategic point would be Russia, and the Muscovite has coveted it for 200 years, but this ambition has been balked by the jealousies of rival European powers. The next naétion that might make the greatest usﬁ of the position would be Austria, with its Hungarian annex, and a population neither purely European nor purely Asiatic. Germany ranks third in|the possibilities presented for national commercial development by the possession of Constantinople and the

RF.LIC OF GREAT ADMIRAL English Museum Has Toy Ship Be- | lieved to Have Been Construct | ed by Lord Nelson. An interesttng addition has just be!en made to the historical exhibits in the museum of the Royal United Service institution, Lendon. It consists of a little ship which is believed to have been at one time in the possession of Lord Nelson, and possibly was the toy vessel in rigging and handling from which the great admiral learnt the rudiments of seamanship. At all events, some forty years ago, she was gi,@en. with this tradition attaching to her, to Lord ‘Wolseley, who has now generously presented her to the institu’tion. 3 ; Not only was the litile boat built njld rigged on board the merchant ves. gel in which, under Rathbone, one of his old petty officers, Captain Suskling sent Nelson, his aephew, for a cruise to learn seamaxship in 1772, but it| is quite possible she was also innded . to represent this ship. In

Bosporus. But there lies between Germany and the straits a vast population unsympathetic because not Teutonic, hostile to Germany’s aspirations Great Britain, France and Italy are utterly out of the question as controlling Constantinople and the Bosporus, but each of these nations would oppose the control of the advantageous point by any of the other three because of the power that would grow out of such acquisition. , - What looks likely in the future from the present point of view is the organization of a pan-Balkan confederation of states after the fashion of the German empire. Consolidation is the order of our era from manufacturing plants and financial enterprises to national governments and racial solidarity. The world owes the United States the lesson to pe learned from the federation of states. Germany has taken the lesson to heart and is profiting by it. This is suggested as the outcome of the present war of the Balkans. . Population Mixed. 2

The population of the states here under review is very mixed. Its sentiments- are neither Asiatic nor European, but a kind of mixture of both. In this way the new federation would play an important part as a buffer between Russia and western Europe and also between the two continents. The territory is agriculturally rich, possesses great mineral deposits, is dotted over with magnificent forests, is cut by fine rivers and offers advant ages for wonderful - development in every respect for the upbuilding -of magnificent cities at many points. With the Bosporus, the Sea-of Marmora and the Dardanelles in possession of the confederation a fleet of -warships might be collected strong enough to bid defiance to ‘half the world. s - .8

If these Teutonic empires should be brought together they will constitute a formidable menace to all of Europe east and west of them. So far English influence at Vienna united with that of St. Petersburg has kept Austria and Germany apart. But as the great game is played out there is no télling what combinations may be made which would send this power to sacrifice a knight or a castle and that power to give up a bishop or a handful of pawns to proteé¢t the king. Altogether it is one of the greatest games of war and diplomacy ever played by the nations of the world.

English View of Our Politics.

“There are few positions on earth so strange as that which President Taft will occupy until March 4—repudiated by his countrymen’s vote, tut still their chief, with all the president’s great powers,” says the London Chronicle. “For until the moment of “his successor’'s inauguration the outgoing president remains in charge. At the inauguration of Mr. McKinley in 1897 men noted the ink marks on Mr. Cleveland's ungloved hands. He had been examining and signing bills in his last official hours.. Eight years before his very last act had been to hold his umbrella over the head of his successor, Mr. Harrison, taking the oath of office.” .

Presumption

“Gentlemen,” said the person who had succeeded' in getting * upon his feet without upsetting any of ‘the glasses in front of him, “I can’t. make, a speech, but I will tell you a little story that I think will be new’ to most of you.” - ) ) “Say,” asked a man at’ the other end of the table, “where do you think most of us have been all these years?”

Homelike Effect. o “How was your. muscle, Mr. Wombat?” RN “Aw, slow.” : : “The attendance was good; some of our best people were there.” 3 “But the affair had no ginger.- Next time I'll have a man who knows his business to go around yelling, “Who wants the handsome waiter?” That's the kind of action I like.” AR

armed merchantman of the period than a ship of the royal navy. -~ It is beyond a doubt that it NelSon helped to rig her as part of his train. ing for a sea life he would have kept her as a memento of those early .days, and now that she is to he publicly exhibited and attention is directed te her existence, it is hoped that further light may be thrown upon her history,

Relic of Spanish Armada.

An anchor of the Spanish armada period, recovered from .the Wallett, a well-known “swatchway,” three miles off Clacton, England, has - been presented to Colchester (Essex) Museum. For generations this anchor has been an enemy to the trawls of local fishermen, but at length one of the flukes became worn ' partially away, .and the last trawl that struck it thus lifted it from the ground. : 2t Labor and Idieness. =~ There is but this difference betweén labor and idleness: That labor is a profitable and pleasant trouble, idleness a trouble both unprofitable and comfortless.—~Joseph Hall. - - '

WAS DRIVEN BY STARVATION Jonsmith’s Method or Getting Key Was Rather Extravagant, but ) '~ What Could He Do? ' _His wife had been spending a week or two at the seaside with her own people, and Jonsmith had been living the lone and simple life. But. there was a_curious look of calm desperation in his eyes 'When his wife came back. . . And presently the wife began to make discoveries. 8 _ “Where is——" she began. *“Goodness!” What have you done with my dresses? And what has happened to the‘lawn‘.’ What’s that black patch in the center? Why—" Jonsmith took a deep breath, then spoke bravely and manfully. “Julia,” said he—*“Julia,. I starved for two days, and then you wrote to say “that the key of the pantry was in the pocket of your second-best, tailor-made walking skirt—not the bolero or the morning—" “I said morning-skirt, and not the tailor-made, nor the——" “It doesn’t 'matter,” Jonsmith interrupted wearily, and yet with a touch’ of savagery in his veoice. *“I don’'t know a tailor-made from a .morning-skirt nor a bolero from a fichu. So I just took the whole lot out on the lawn and burnt them. Then [ found the key whilst raking among the ashes!” , . -—-——"——_——-———-_ ‘ MATERNAL INTUITION. !,, ..l‘ “4{7" ’, o = L R 1 bk il =.ﬁ = KI':Y:"I .-v =5 ") : &‘ . ;/, c- - & /7R . ; 7 Wé” 1%5 g 07 ,////";/ . v Mrs, Pig—Now, Curly, when you're at the party I want you to behave like a perfect hog! i ) Not Missed. “If a }na_n gets an idea into his head that the community he lives im ° cannot get along without him, the surest cure is for him to take a month’s visit somewhere,” remarks E. B. Going of Osawatomie. “When he comes home he will find that the cow has been milked regu‘larly -during his absence, that the -corn has ben husked and cribbed just as well as he could have done it, that the chickens and ducks and pigs didn’'t stop growing .during his absence, that the regular winter literary society has been organized and is making progress without his august presence, that the roads have been dragged regularly and that some of his own neighbors didn’t even know ‘he had been away. There are just a ' few of the little things that make & fellow realize he is not so many pota'toes to the hill as he thinks he is.”— | Kansas City Journal. Easier and Pleasanter. ) - Talking of ladies’ shortcomings recalls a story recently heard of a large and determined-looking woman who wore a very large hat one evening at the theater; P “Madam,” sald the attendant politely, “I must request you to remove your hat. It is anmoying this gentleIman behind you.” S The massive lady turned and haughtily surveyed the complainant. | . “Do you mean that little weedy, undersized creature?”’ she asked. “This gentleman behind you,” the attendant corrected her. The .lady settied herself in her ’ place. | ~ “You will find it easier and pleasanter,” she said decisively, “to re'move him!” ' | Still Untasted. ~ “Whaat,” asked Mrs. Oldcastle as she picked up a volume of Limp Feather Edition of the Classics, “do you think of Thucydides?” “l réally don’t know,” replied Mrs. Gottalotte, after she had straightened ‘a corner of her $6OO royal Persian rug; “we’'ve never had any. Josiah -says they’re no good unless you get them fresh, and our grocer never seems to have any except the ones in “cans.”—Exchange. . ‘ . STEADY HAND. - A Surgeon’s Hand Should Be the Firms -y est of All. - _ “For fifteen years I have suffered from insomnia, indigestion and nervousness as a result of coffee drinking,” said a surgeon the other day. (Tea is equally injurious because it contains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee). - - | ~ “The dyspepsia_became so bad that I had to limit myself to one cup at breakfast. Even this caused me to lose my food soon after I ate it. “All the attendant symptoms nf indigestion, such as heart burn, palpitation, water brash, wakefulness or disturbed sleep, bad taste in the mouth, nervousness, etc., were present to such -a degree as to incapacitate me for my practice as a surgeon. = _'“The result of leaving off coffee and drinking Pgstum was simply marvelous. @ The change was wrought forthwith, my hand steadied and my normal c¢ondition of health was restored.” . Name given upon request. Read the famous little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There's . a reason.” | © ‘Postum now comes in concentrated, powder form, called Instant Postum. It is prepared by stirring a level teaspoonful in a cup o} hot water, adding sugar to taste, and enough cream to -bring the color to golden brown. Ipstant Postum is conyenient; there’s ne waste; and the flavor is al‘ways uniform. Sold by grocers—so- - tin 30 cts., 100-cup tin 50 cts. A 5-cup trial tin mailed for grocer's