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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-07-12
BiddleCOnlb'S
Art Studio / / +
MeIsel Block. PORT HURON

Having had years of experience IN
The Photographic art, we are prepared,
10 do your work right and at reason
able prices. Ask any of our patrons
what kind of work we turn Oat; ask
em if we don't save them money.
They can tell as much as we can.
rhe've tried us and are our permanent
ustomers. You'd be too if yenm ask
m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18

As a matter of fact. we do not want
| any laws at all. We want judges wise
and sympathetic. with absolute power.
who will judge each case separately ON
its merits. You see, l am not adyocat-
ing anarchy. The inquiry would be.
first, as to whether the accused had
done what he was said to have done;
secondly, as TO whether he was n man
OF ordinary decent human feeling; last
~, as to the circumstances of the case.
With a common sense procedure of
that kind we should frequently hang
the drunkard and discharge the muir
derer. What could be worse than our
present chance system? l was sent to
penal servitude because l did not al
low sufficiently for my revolver throw
Ing up. If / had allowed sufficiently, |
should have finished the man that felt
ought 10 be finished. and i'm that case
should have been hanged. Why. it is
abominable. The moral question is
sunk altogether. / escaped death not
because 1 was moral. but because was
clumsy and inexpert with firearms. Is
il reasonableY
THE laws not perfect" said Miss
Marsh. But your system would have
stiil more chance In II. You would not
be able TO get supply of judges fit to
be trusted with absolute power"
They argued the question at length
over the coffee and cigarettes. and at
last the convict rose. II must be GO
ing. Miss Marsh. Many thanks for
your charming hospitality and the
great services you have rendered me-"
That's nothing. You must have
some money" She fumbled with her
purse. And put the rest of those
cigarettes in your pocket. Is there
anything else?"
You overburden me with kindness.
The money, of course, l shall return,
but the kindness-that must always re-
main. Well. If they take me shall at
any rate have lived again for a little
while. Goodby."
She hesitated and then held out her
hand. lie took it, bent over it and kiss
ed it. 1t was an impulsive act, with
nothing studied or theatrical about it.
Then ne went out by the front door
and walked down the free road into
the wide world as IL he had no fear of
anything. She. watching him, thought
il wrong that he should ever have been
4 convict. right that he should have
escaped and right again that she should
have lied for him and helped him.
Black and White.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
A Large order.

The man from the country took his
green necktie and his best girl into the
restaurant, and. like some other men,
he was disposed to be facetious at the
walters expense.
Waiter" he said, II want you to
bring me boiled elephant"
''Yessir," replied the waiter, perfect
" unmoved.
And, waiter. bring it on toast"
'Yessir'
Then he stood there like n statue for
a minute.
Well" said the man, are you not
going to bring it,"
''YesSir.''
'Why don't you, them"
"Order is. sir. that we get pay in adj
vance for elephants. sir. Elephant on
toast. sir. is Il. 800 Os. 2d. If you take
it without toast, sir. it is only 1900,
sir"
The waiter did not smile. but the girl
did, and the man climbed down.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
HORSES FOR GERMANY.
Arizona Animals Being bought For
the Army.


the Army.
Representatives of the German gov
eminent are securing Arizona for
horses for use in the army, says the
PheniX a. IT, correspondent of the
New York Post. Several days ago they
closed n deal with ranchers in the
northern and central parts of the ter
ritory for several hundred head and
will buy as many more.
The horses selected are of the rough.
hardy variety, the same kind of ami
mails from which the English army has
secured such excellent service i'm the
South African campaign. The Ari-
IONA range horse is peculiarly adapted
to hard campaigning. The stock comes
of excellent blood. About u years
ago a large number of Kentucky stall
lions were brought to Arizona, and at
the same time many Oregon mares
were imported. The offspring is wiry,
fast and big boned horse which has
great lung power and great endurance,
the result OF running wild on the rocky
mountain ranges. Indeed of such quail
ity is the Arizona horse that United
States army buyers prefer him when
he can be secured to the product of
any other region. The heavy demand,
however. of the past three years has
drawn heavily on the Arizona horse
ranges. and prices have risen. Army
buyers are paying from SO to $50 and
getting horses from 5 to > years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
a Saving Quality.

Gilbert White. the naturalist. was
once Il university proctor. and of his
performance OF the Office this anecdotc
is told: ION his rounds one evening
White discovered an undergraduate ly-
ing on the ground, sleeping the sleep of
intoxication, with his outer garments
removed and neatly folded up at his
side. The proctor awoke him and sent
him TO his college with an order to
appear the next day for Judgment.
The culprit turned up in highly con
trite frame of mind. White said to
him: You deserve an exemplary pun
ishment, but / observed one circum-
stance which shows you are not wholly
degraded. Your clothes were folded
up by your SIDE indicating habits of
care and neatness which appear in
compatible with habitual degradation.
shall therefore say no more"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
Aid. TO Teaching Geography,

Travelling museums as aids to les
sons in geography will be a feature in
the Chicago public schools. To carry
out the plan the Chicago bureau of
geography is to be Incorporated, so that
it may receive gifts showing the char
acteristics of the several states, says
the New York Post. Already speci-
mems for exhibition valued at $1,000
have been contributed, including Illus
trated sheets and specimens from the
mining regions and the cotton fields.
The bureau will issue n geographical
journal every month showing the work
done I'm the schools to advance the
knowledge of geography. 1t will col
lect books and magazines such as
would be useful in teaching the study.
The cost of the plan for the first three
months will be met by the Academy of
Sciences in Chicago, and it is hoped to
get the favor of the board of education
for the continuance of the system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
The Daily Short Story
BY BARRY PAIN.
IN PRACTICE.

NO" said Miss Marsh, who hated
lies. 1--WE not seen anything of your
man. but I've been at the back of the
house. and he might very well have
gone past without my knowing any
thing about it," She paused and added,
Il shan't be able TO sleep tonight after
what you've told me-"
"You needn't trouble. miss" said the
mounted policeman. HE won't hurt
you. We aren't more than a mile be-
hind him, and we shall get him before
nightfan."
"It's ali right" she said in n cheerful
voice as she opened the studio door.
From the angle formed by big canvas
leaning against the wall there crept n
man in convicts dress. He was clearly
exhausted, and in his face there was
evidence OF the relics of a gentleman
''Ifs awfully good of YOU" he said.
"No. It's bad OF me. I've told n lot OF
lies. 1 never did that before. Well.
come on. You can't stop here. What
can do for you? When can you go?"
"If you had refused me shelter or had
shown me that you would betray me.
should have killed you at once and
without the least conjunction. That
will make it hard for you to believe
that am heartily sorry for all the trou-
BILE l am causing you, but it is true.
viii get away rs soon as ever L can.
I've been a day and a night without
food, and l cannot move safely in these
things. So you see what l want
clothes and food"
She brought him a worn serge suit
and the other requisites for his trans
formation. Then she went back to the
house to prepare and fetch the lunch
con. On her return she found Il wash
ed and dressed Christian, with little
against him in his appearance but the
fact that he had not shaved recently.
He suggested that the studio stove
would make short work of the convict
dress, and he helped her TO lay the
luncheon table-a difficult task for a
man near starvation TO accomplish
with complete decorum.
Il don't mind anything" she said.
except those lies that / had to tell the
policeman"
Those lies saved two lives" said the
convict. Il should have put one police
mans lights out before they took me.
and subsequently they would have
strung me up. Permit me to pass you
the salad. Questions Of ethics always
had n fascination for me. l came TO
the conclusion that there was 10 abso-
lutte right conduct. Given proper hui
man feeling in an individual. conduct
then becomes entirely matter of cir
cumstances. The best test of system
of ethics is not I'm theory. but in prac-
tice. 1t is amazing how few people
realize that. That Is where every legal
system is wrong. Not one that I have
ever come across in my studies takes
sufficient account of circumstances and
OF decent human feeling in the individ-
ual. The law Judges by results-this is
right and that is wrong. and if you do
the wrong you will he punished. The
absurdity of IL, Why. anybody with
Imagination can think of circumstances
in which it would be the only right
thing for a man Of decent feeling to
commit murder"
The law admits that TO some cx-
tent" said Miss Marsh.
TO n miserably insufficient extent, |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
STORY ABOUT HERNs.
Practical Joke Played by the Actor
ON n saloon Keeper.

on n Saloon Keeper.
An almost forgotten incident in the
, career of James a. Herne. the popular
author-actor. is recalled by his death.
1t was a current joke in the profession
some years ago, says correspondent
of the Baltimore Herald. During the
war Herne was one of John T. Ford's
company playing in Baltimore. John
T. Raymond and Owen Fawcett were
also members of it, and the trio had
the reputation of being inveterate prac-
teal jokers.
On night, or, rather, one morning, for
the god of day was just rousing him
self from bed, as these three were re-
turning home along Gay street they
espied n simple old German washing
out his saloon. Pausing suddenly, Jim
Herne whispered to the other two his
scheme, then entered the saloon in a
brusque, official manner and, taking n
measure from his pocket, proceeded to
mark off the dimensions of the apart
ment, Raymond holding one end of the
tape. The German looked on for sew
eral minutes mystified by the proceed
ings, but finally begged TO know what
they were doing. There's no use max
ing any fuss" answered Herne. Eve
are United States officials, with orders
TO appropriate your property for an
arsenal" Then the saloon keeper be-
came furious.
lie begged. prayed, offered brides and
set up the drinks, but Herne was in
corruptible. The German finally, exas-
perated by the GOODNESS of Herne. rush
ed from the room and up stairs in
search of his wife. The conspirators
repaired to the bar and began helping
themselves to the liquor. While drink
ing and laughing the excited Teuton
returned, but with n shotgun, causing
the trio TO make for the door. With a
purely national oath the German dis
charged his .blunderbuss. Herne and
Fawcett succeeded in reaching the
street, but poor Raymond received in
part the bird shot with which the gun
was loaded. With a yell he rushed
down the street and into the arms of
policeman. who gathered them all in.
Mr.. Ford, l am told, was compelled to
go security for them in order to secure
their release. Raymond stood up to
his meals for week thereafter and
did not join Herne in any more practi-
cal Jokes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
FREE BOOKS IN CHICAGO.
Parents of 100000 school Children
VIII Give Their Views.

VIII Give Their views.
Parents of 100000 children attending
the public schools of Chicago are To
have an opportunity to indicate their
attitude on the question Of supplying
free textbooks to pupils in the four
lower grades of the elementary schools,
says the New York Times. At the in
stigation of Trustee Rowland blank
statements are to be placed in the
hands of the 5000 teachers on the edu-
cational force for distribution to the
school children, who will present them
to their parents for signatures.
The circular that will be sent out will
contain arguments for the free book
system, and the answers to the ques-
ton. do you favor free books for the
four lower grades?' will be compiled
and presented to the board as an indi-
cation of popular sentiment. Trustee
Rowland expects that at least so per
cent of the parents will favor the new
plan, and i'm the face of n gigantic petit
ton signed by such a majority he is of
the opinion that the opposition by
board members will vanish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
A Costly FunernI.

The most costly state funeral which
has ever taken place was perhaps that
of Alexander the Great. A round mil
lion was spent in laying Alexander to
his rest. The body was placed I'm a
coffin of gold, filed with costly arc
natics, and n diadem was placed on
the head. The funeral car was embel-
lished with ornaments of pure gold.
and its weight was so great that it
took 81 mules more than year to con-
vey it from Babylon to Syria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
ono SIN Nicer.

Mrs. Newma-Oh, 1 wish you could
see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfect
" lovely! Such n delicate, sweet little
creature as il is, It's a perfect little
cherub, with the loveliest eyes, the
sweetest little mouth. the cunningest
little nose and eyes of heavenly blue.
1t looks as il it had just dropped from
heaven and every tiny feature had
been fashioned by the angels.
Mr.. Newma-Is it as nice as our
baby?
Mrs. Newma-Mercy! No; not half
as nice.-Pearson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18
Comparatively, Wen FIXED.

Papa" said the beautiful girl.
George and are two souls with but q
single thought"
''oh. well. don't let that discourage
you," replied her father kindly. That's
one more than your mother and had
when we were married. and
Country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-18

The Bank of Venice, the first estab-
lishment of the kind in Europe. was
founded in III. 1t continued in ex-
istence without interruption until the
overthrow of the republic i'm 1897 by
the revolutionary army of France.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06
mR sHELnoMs rgEoRY IS NONSENSE.

Reverend Charles D. Sheldon, the Topeka social re-
former las been writing some nonsense His latest
Is a hook dealing with the sOcaed servant girl problem
He would solve it by giving her seat at the family Gin
ing table during the three important functions Of the day
He even goes extent insisting that is the
ant girls right Mrs Sheldon does agree with him
She employs servant girl and her nearest neghbors
have ample evidence TO prove that what Mr. Sheldon
breaches his book is practced in his dining
Mrs. Sheldon knows her business.
There violation of the Democratic spirit Of the
times in allowing the sit with the family
the dining table The servant may be good her
point of intelligence and family connections
and still is not necessary to give her the privilege
right Mr. Sheldon suggests Of dining with the family.
No sensible servant girl whether she eats
family not; and if the servant is not sensible
It would be only embarrassing but dangerous to have
her around at the time
The family dining table in most hcmes ought TO be
elusive Around it the family talk freest about their
family affairs It is where they talk freest about their
neghbors affairs It is where they talk feest about pub
lie affairs If girl has right be there she
has a right with them parlor or sitting room
Is it right place such restraint upon family?
not and every family. wen every sensible servant
knows it.
the discretion all servants were above suspicion
the case would be different Things are said and done
by and between members of every family that it would
be the height folly ears and eyes Of her
who while being Mrs Jones servant today might be Mrs
Browns servant tomorrow Mrs. Smiths, Mrs Robin
sons and Mrs. Taylor's later on.
Mr. Sheldons theory into practice and the logical
and inevitable result would be that every family would
live 'in the power" Of its servant
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06
PRESERVING HISTORIC GROUND.

The decision of the Dominion government to buy the
famous Plains Of Abraham at Quebec where the British
Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm aad
broke French power in Canada win save the historic
ground from being up city and covered With
buildings. Such action must be grateful persons Of
taste everywhere in America. whichever side of the
boundary line between the United States and Canada
they may live, just all and women of sensibiity
pleased when the states Of New York and New Jer
sey preventd the blasting away of the Palisades Of the
Hudson river by dealers in crushed stone from going
TO the destruction Of famous natural wonder both
Of these public parks are be created where bust
would have left nothing Of interest or value TO the
world
Humanity would have been richer in such care for the
preservation Of the great historic features the world of
al kinds had been taken long ago in many lands where
reckless disregard of the interests of history and science
has been the rule Almost every country might easily
have been made far interesting and valuable to man
kind than it is if there had been only moderate re-
gard for the fitness Of things dealing with monuments
Of great deeds and Illustrations the work Of great nat
ural forces The havoc of gross materasm has affected
natural wonders and historic places alike,
Much that might have been preserved at small cost OF
effort expense is lost forever but that Is all the
greater reason why the which remains should be
well guarded everywhere The new countries Of America
haYe been especially careless and caous in regard to
places halowed by momentous events They have lost
much weH that they begun to change de-
cidedy FOR the better in guarding their historic treasures
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06
2aifu a9Ic
NJ. Nj. MURDOCH, Editor.
HOW ENGLAND is WINNING US.

MARK my words" says Andrew Carnegie, the time
Is coming when the continental powers viii combine to
smash up this little island Great Britain When that
happens she viii have to the United States for
help feel certain that it viii not be refused The
United States will step in ana say Don't They will act
as Great Britain in the SpanishAmecan What
she did then was great and it is not half realized yet
The immediate inspiration Of this weighty utterance
was the visit Of squad of American miOnaires to the
King Of England They were solemnly dressed in court
mourning exchanged felcitatons en- the state Of the
weather with the king departed leaving the United
states and Great Britain tied up tighter than the samese
twins The gadding milHonares have settled there
after this country and Great Britain are The
Inspirations Of 1776 the experience of 1912 and Great
Britains noble attitude in the civil all wiped
off the slate when Great Britain 1897 refused to join in
European razzle bluff in behalf Of Spain This shut off
al American antagonism. Now to get active and if
necessary military assistance all that necessary is for
the king about once year to permit few Of very
cch and exclusive citizens to walk through Windsor and
for the king to remark sagacousy twice that it
like rain AS perfectly deliriousy exciting sur
prise might be good thing each time to rot the queen
out unexpectedly. as some sort Of an exhibit
Let our milonaires occasionally breathe the same
Identical holy with the king. and our people viii tum
bic over themselves to furnish soldiers aid Britain
when continental Europe has showed her UP in
and is knocking the daylights out Of her That is the
idea And Andrew Carnegie thought Of it frst-great
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06
EANArIcIsm OF TODAY

fanatics Of the worst type can succeed well today
they did the dark says the New York Christian
Advocate CIeth). The elements OF human nature on
which fanatcsm feeds especially religious and medical
fanaticism those upon which true religion rests They
are indeed the elements which make lovers, poets
orators and idealists of every kind Personality
all forms of religion and false has ruled far
powerfully than the ideas propagated by the ac-
knowledged head of the movement Such men operate
by Of the same elements Of power which stir up
strikers to so contrary sense Unless they
violate law fanatics may be allowed to remain unchecked
enthroned and dominant among their followers But the
they undertake deal with life and death, with
eontagon with rebellion, with revolution or treason;
with the inducing Of people religious grounds OF prom
ises Of relief from speedy deN TO dispose Of their prop
e regardless Of natural ties they become enemies of
tn when did the Aormons. they propose to
invade and destroy the homogeneous foundation of society
substitute the for the family they must be
sued by law exists by special laws made TO limit
sphere baleul fires which they light up in the
hnman Intellect and which they to substitute for the
steady light of religion which conserves order domes
ITCHY social coherence and individual sanity"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06
That AwEuL DECISION

One Of the cleverest lawyers in Washington, with q
large practice the supreme and Of claims
was among the anxious auditors the rendering of the
decision Of the nsuar cases. and the other day asked
what he thought Of it.
1T distresses me-" he answered solemnly 81 have
thought little else since that day in Yesterday
the fun Of all the opinions carefully. trying
solve their ntricacies of reasoning They haunted me
even after 7 went bed if had eaten something
which I could not digest dreamed that the court
divided parties, facing each other with flushed
and excited faces the side the Chief Justice
and Justices Peckham. Harlan and Brewer, waving their
arms the and shouting: The constitution follows
the fag Opposite stood Justices Gray Shiras McKenna
and White shaking fists and vociferatng The
stitution doesn't follow the hag While midway between
the two motonng with hands in the soothing
OF peacemaker, stood Justice Brown urging his col
leagues in soft persuasive tones to be calm Gentlemen
gentlemen he saying pray suspend this noisy con
tenon Sometimes the constitution follows the flag and
sometimes it doesn't Now If you will only keep quiet
long enough to listen me- I'll tell you just when does
and just when it doesn't Then awoke, but sorry
say that my has left distressed than
ever"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06
DRAWING CONTINENTS TOGETHER.


The formal ending Of long strike of glassworkers in
Belgium France led to the publication of the fact
during the struggle between these European
ees and their employers the of the trade in
this country than $4,000 swell the strike
funds Of their feowworers beyond the Atlantic It IS
an interesting sign of the times.
When wage earners in America make organized efforts
aid their feowcraftsmen in Europe efforts to obtain
better conditions Of labor, long step is taken toward
practical international brotherhood in the field Of product
industry places the wage Of the civilized
world abreast of the great capitalists who organizing
international business combinations and bringing large
mills and factories in different countries under common
control and ownership
So labor keeps pace with capital in drawing the world
closer together and suggesting with increasing force the
approach of time when the business of civilized nations
viii interviewer and tied together that single ndi
vduals whether the head Of labor organizations in
control Of vast companies and financial syndicates viii
be international potentates truly emperors were
The kings Of industry ond the chosen leaders of labor are
the monarchs whose power is growing fastest now