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perpetual or for long term Of years. tor
the strip Of land through which the canal
passes. with the right Ct police and judi
cial control. Such privileges do not dero-
gate materially from the sovereignty OF
the nation in whose territory the canal
shall be- constructed; but on the other
hand. c0nfers upon IL valuable pecuniary
benefits. and guarantees the peace and
security OF the locality Such conduct IS
in marked contrast with that Of its great
commercial rival. Great Britain.
That government allowed the Suez
canal 20 be built ny private company,
with capital largely contributed by the
people OF other nations. although the en-
terprisc was TO be mainly for the benefit
Of its own commerce and its possessions.
When the canal was shown 10 be an en-
cheering success and a profitable invest
ment. il purchased a controlling interest
in the stock, and then. in order TO make
sure Of connection through the canal with
its imperial domain and for its navy in
time Of peace and war. it took violent
military possession OF the entire country
in which the canal is located, and still
continues as overload
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During his engagement shortly Warde viii give
special performance commemoration OF Shakespeare
birthday. for which ingenious pro-
The interesting entitled The Creatures Of
Shakespeare Fancy which each member Of the company
including Mr. Warde the lines Of the par
ticuar character represent, char
tiers being taken from play that Shakespeare wrote
The Suburban" be produced McYickers Theater,
Chicago May with go auxiIiaries In the
company z Gimour Henry Woodruff. W. s. Hart,
William Edwards. NJ. Jessie lett
Matte Ferguson.
In Old Kentucky is be presented next season on q
bigger scale than Contracts have been let for
tire production which viii be the size Of the
which has been This Jacob Lit has paid IN
royalties TO author C. T. Darcy for this play $4,000
The Old Cabin Home" is the title Of play OF
Southern life written by II. Crattan Oonaelly-
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1.-TWO qualities are necessary to one
who has to control men: Person
i al magnetism and technical kaowI-
edge.
I do not use the term personal mag
netism" as il is most often meaningIessly
used Il is regarded as an indehnable
quality. Il Is not wholly indefnable L
may be analysed somewhat. AID it may
even be cultivated.
II have personal magnetism. it con
sists. for one thing. in making every
member Of my band feel that he and I
alone are responsible for our concert I
often say to a nervous newcomer: Now
remember. you and are giving this con-
cert won't fail II you won't" That
simple device with real feeling back OF
It. helps the man and the man helps ne.
But il is undoubtedly often put down TO
personal magnetism in the ordinary sense
Of the word
Also, I am never personal IN any satri-
cal remark I may make. Much depends
upon that. You cannot control men by
making fun CT them Individually You
can control them by laughing at them all.
blaming them all. satfrizing them all. and
they viii ali laugh together and together
try to do better. But if you single out
one man for ridicule he viii resent il.
and the rest viii fear you.
Technical knowledge is obviously a ne
eessity. I do not mean that I. fer in
stance. must be able TO play every in
strument in my band As a matter OF fact,
have not played anything for years.
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By
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA.


But II an errcr IS made. must know alb
solutely who made It, and what he did.
and how he is to correct it.
II / tell a man TO turn three hand
springs and he says It cannot be done. my
next move is TO turn three handsprings in
his presence Then he has no argument.
What have done he can do. and he viii
Immediately try with all his might Pres
emily he viii turn three handsprings. too.
Through technical knowledge 1 am able
20 be a suggester 70 my men as veil rs
a conductor. This is always necessary
in managing men Most conductors are
merely time-beaters. Of a bit more use
than an automatic machine. because they
can be mores easily seen By the players
You cannot be merely a director Of any
body OF men il you wish 20 manage them.
Your control over them must be more in
teiiectual than mere direction You must
appeal 20 their intelligence. and the way
TO 90 that is to suggest 10 that iuteTi-
gencc- BY this method you viii have
under you not men obeying orders. which
is an example Of low form Of control
indeed. but you have men in whom you
have induced healthfGI mental activity.
which can only result in intelligent and
successful effort. And they are the first
70 recognize this. and your control over
them increases with this recognition.
A third possible method OF control il
by Iear- This is the worst way in the
world. but there are certain natures from
whom II seems 20 win the besr results
! know only two classes OF men can
rot ecntrol-the excessively stupid and
the excessively vain.
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Pointed Paragraphs.

Silent partners allow their money to
talk FOR them.
True love is seldom able to express
itself in words.
Fire insurance solicitors should be
lightning takers.
What politician says is one thing and
what he does Is another.
But FOR the little men in the world
great men would never be noticed.
Ignorance may be bliss. but ones
knowledge Of ones ignorance is what
blisters.
Any man who feeds upon his own great
ness IS not apt 10 be troubled with the
govt.
Dreams 60 by cOntraries and the man
Wis INDUCES in day-dreams is always
contrary.
Figures are naturally truthful but IN
scrupulous statisticians often lead them
astray.
Men invariably oyerestimate their ca
pacity. They never know when they have
enough until after they acquire too much.
Chicago News.
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The annual birth rate OF the native born
per thousand is 17C6. The annual birth
rate OF the foreign born population Is
o0O9 per thousand In other words tax
ing the entire native born and the entire
foreign born population. the births Of ths
foreign horn are about three times as uu-
mer0us in PROPORTION.
As the death rate Of the native born
population Is about one-ffth larger than
the death rate OF the foreign population.
being 21-S for the former and 2C-2 for the
latter. the disappearance OF the native
born population is mere question OF
time This can lie put in another way. In
any normal population. in order that il
may Increase. Il is necessary that there
should be- II the death rate is. as usually
about twenty TO the thousand. four births
on the average to every marriage. The
excess OF foreign births is somewhat coun-
terbaianced By the better care given to
native born children. Owing TO the large
number Of children living for each foreign
born married woman is an average Of
l92, and for each native born married
woman an average OF 3-0I. In other words.
while tire two foreign born families have
on the average nine births. they are only
able TO bring up six children. while two
native born families who have on the
average little over FIVE births are able
to bring mp four children II all immigra-
tion were cut of from this country its
population inside Of twenty years would
reach a stationary condition and shortly
begin TO decrease.
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chair. called for lights full
seanee would have end there ribaId jester
house who did not the
There was protest at first but when Ryleys
question everybody query the comedian
made was: Tell maiden, any
home Ike you?7
When Henry Miller first produced his play darcy
the Guards" there a number auditors who while
pleased with the quite artistic rendition Of chsmng
song sally in Our Ally" British sings
the third act, doubted ii properly belonged
As the period Of the play
song seemed objectionable anachronis the opinion
was freely expressed that the selecting
which our fathers had sung had taken ascertain
II it were also fauiar grandfathers
Research the subject revealed the sally
in Our Ally written long ago 1920 therefore
had been classic only grandfath-
ers but with grandfahers
before them.
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~
"A OSCILLATION has been published IN
L n London by Christopher Nyrop.
aprODOs Of which the London
Chronicle" has this 10 say.
Things that happen under ones very
nose are precisely the things it does not
occur 10 US 20 inve~tigate. And. II We
may suggest an appropriate. portmanteau
word, Or. Nyrop shows himself a very
learned and entertaining HISTORIAN.
What, then. is a kiss? We cannot accent
the French cynie's comparison Of kiss
TO the harmless bullet Of the average duel
as a definition. Still less does the Die
tionary OF the Danish Pathological So
ciety know about il. "A pressure Of the
mouth against a body" That is lust like
pathological society Mr. Squeers- meth
cd was far more satisfactory. Learn 10
spell it, and then go and do il. and YOU
can do without the definition However.
division Is easier than definition. and in
this matter other languages. put US 20 the
blush Even the Romans had three words
to express the kiss. and according to che
nature Of the recipient distributed .'os-
cula. basia. and suavia~
But in English the same word mas 20 do
duty for the nePhew's peck at his aunt's
forehead and for the first rapturous .sa-
Lutte Of the accepted lover. German gives
a TREMENDOUS choice of kisses. tor Dr.
Nyrop has found over thirty varieties
mentioned and defined in German dietion-
aries. though he has not noted that the
logical fallac- Of cross-divisIon IS per
Petuated- For example. there is no rea-
son why a liebeskuss'' should not be a
'morgenkuss," and a ''pantofeIkuss" At
the same time. though the evening does
seem more appropriate time TO kiss the
lady's slipper. But the German deter
mination TO leave no gap in language is
triumphantly shown in the word mach
kussen," which means making up fer
kisses that have been missed
Dr. NyrOp. having settled down to work.
proceeds systematically as becomes a
professor, and diferentiates kisses into
love kisses. anectionate kisses. the kiss
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O. peace, the kiss OF respect. and the kiss
OF friendship II We may indulge in AZ
ucipatiOR based upon past history We
should predict that ultimately the arst
division VIII remain IN possession. There
have been e7ochs when the civilized world
was mingled inferno and paradise OF
kissing
Till the time OF the Renaissance the
friendly kiss was general in France. es-
pecially among the upper classes In his
Apologize pour Herodote." Henri Etienne
writes thus:
Kisses are allowed in Frcuce. between
noblemen and ladies. whether they do OF
do not belong 10 the same family II
high-born dame is in church and any foD
Of her acquaintance comes she must. in
conformity vita the usage prevailing n
good society get up. even II she be alb
sorbed in the deepest devotion. and kiss
him on the mouth
And yet people wonder that the church
IS not so popular as IL was, Erasmus.
too, as you may read in his -'E2istolae
Familisres.' came across much the sauna
sort OF thing in England. And If Won
have once tasted how delicate those
kisses are. and the deIiciousness OF their
SAVIOR. you would want 70 be banissad 10
England for time and eternity. Which.
as Froude once wrote in quoting this
passage. inaccUrately. is pretty good for
priest But in the year OF Queen Vic
toria's accession customs had altered
In 1887 Mr. Thomas SaverIand brought
an action agains. Miss Caroline Newton
who had bitten piece out OF his nose for
his having tried 10 kiss her by way Of 4
joke The defendant was acquitted. and
the judge laid it down that when a man
kissed woman against her will she IS
fully entitled 70 bite his nose il she so
pleases-f
II is well 10 have this recorded for
nothing is really settled until it has been
decided in an English law court. The
conclusion OF the matter is that kissing
IS decaying art-or rather. perhaps. a
practice which is gradually being con
fined to lovers 70 whom il may be left
with confidence.
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IT. He story Of nations is contained in
multitudes Of volumes and fills
i libraries. but a few providential
and marvellous events have sown
the seeds Of history In q lifetime Of
earnest study one could hardly grasp the
details Of the rise and fall OF dynasties
and kingdoms. Of races and peoples. Of
politics and parties. Of invention and dis
covery. and Of philosophers and religions
In a broad generalization. the wonderful
development OF modern times can be
traced 70 three eras-the Crusades. the
discovery OF America, and the laying Of
the Atlantic cable.
Seven years ago next month vas Cele-
brated al Clermont. in France. the eight
tJudredth anniversary Of the preaching
or the sermon by Peter the Hermit
which led 10 the first Crusade. Europe
was then groaning under the iron heel Of
the feudal system. There was no law
but the despotic viii Of the petty baron.
and no protection against his eXactions
and the outrages Of his army Of retain
ors The church offered refuge but Il
was not strong enough to protect the
weak and the many against the armed
might Of the few. q pail OF ignorance
and OF superstition rested upon the west
ern world. This inspired priest moved
alike princes and people TO a supreme
effort for the rescue Of the holy sepul-
chre fron the grasp o. She inhdel. The
Crusades broke the strength OF the ba-
Tons. increased the authority Of both the
church and the state. and brought about
that concentration Of power which made
possible constitutional government and
parliamentary liberty. They opened the
way for Runnymede. FOR Magma Charta,
for the Bill OF Rights and for The Dec
laratiOn Of Independence.
The Crusades founded the universities
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By
- AJNCEY NJ. DEPEW,
[ ). Senator from New York.

from day TO day the lessons Of our lib
erty. so long as under our Constitution
and laws four millions Of human beings
were held in bondage. When the cable
was projected all parties in the United
States were discussing, not whether
slavery should be abolished not whether
the stigma should be removed, not
whether the curse should be obIiterated.
but whether IL should be extended over
virgin territories. All parties were
agreed that Il should be protected by the
power OF the Government where it al
ready existed In the eight years follow
ing the failure Of the cable Of 1853 the
civil war had both devastated and puri-
FED the land. Slavery was gone. the Re
public was free. and the principles Of the
Declaration Of Independence were~ the
fundamental law OF the country.
Thus while 400 years after the Crusad-
ers had enlightened Europe Columbus
discovered America so 400 years after
Columbus set up his banner on San Sal
vador the Atlantic cable united our
country in instantaneous communication
with every part OF the earth. For the
qualification Of our national pride. and
for the recognition Of our prestige and
power, we were happily prepared for this
daily review Of our development and
progre
The states general Of Holland stalking
the resources Of their country upon the
issue Of religious liberty; the barons at
Runaymede, forcing from the throne.
with their swords. the principles Of civil
liberty; the Continental Congress. formu-
lating the measures which should dedi-
cate a continent 10 the equality OF all
men before the law; none Of them, nor
all Of them. accomplished any greater re-
suits for mankind than those which viii
flow in future ages from the success OF
the enterprise started so CourageOusly by
Cyrus W. Field.
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DIPLOMACY
AND THE NICARAGUA CANAL
Hon, JOHN W. FOSTER, in the 4Atlantic Monthly"

II OR half a century our government
r has been hampered in the realiza-
l. tion OF this great enterprise by
treaty relations with Great Brit
ainS but, having released itself from Eu-
ropean embarrassments. II is now ad-
dressing itself 20 perfeeung satisfactory
arrangements with the countries Of Cen
traI America IN OF adjacent to which the
canal may be located 1t proposes to
construct the canal at its exclusive cost.
taking all the risks as TO its practical
bility and profit, and upon completion 20
throw it open to the commerce Of the
world On terms OF equality. Notwith-
standing the assumption Of these bur
dens. it proposes TO pay TO the govern
ment through whose territory the canal
may pass a liberal compensation for the
right Of way. Neither does IL seek any
territorial aggrandizement OF other priv
ileges than such as are absolutely neces-
sary for the proper maintenance. control
and preservation OF this valuable and i'm
portant property.
To this end IL is understood negotia-
tons are in progress to obtain a lease,
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which gave to the Middle Age it's schol-
ars and philosophers. They brought out
from the Libraries the hidden treasures
Of the uncient world. and through the
Greek and Latin authors made possible
the names whose works are part OF the
treasures OF mankind. To them and their
results can be traced the telescope. the
microscope. the compass. and. crOwning
them all in its beneRcent influences. the
printing press. 1t required four hundred
years 20 accomplish these results and
bring Europe up to this standard.
Then Columbus wandered from court
TO court. pressing upon royal and unwil-
ling ears his belief 10 western hemis-
phere. Others had discovered this con-
tinent. but the times were not ripe for
the announcement or the appreciation Of
the fact In the fullness Of preparation
the imperious and resistiess Columbus
compelled audience for his scheme and
fleets for his adventure The discovery Of
the New World became the most impor-
tant chapter In the history OF the human
race. Far beyond its material advan-
tagcs in affording homes for the crowded
populations Of the Old World. we're the
opportunities which it gave for the de-
velopment and practice Of civil and rcIi-
gious liberty.
The United States Of 1854, when the At
lantic cable became a tangible hope. were
as distinct from the United States OF to
day as 1854 was distant from the time
OF the revolutionary war. They were
isolated from Europe by the trackless
ocean. and separated by an eight days
journey from its shores. This infrequeRt
and difficult contact with the world pro-
NOTED provinciaiism and protected slav-
cry in our Republic. We were not ready
for instantaneous communication with
the Old World 10 preach by lightning
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thereupon asked, with the air Of having
demonstrated the entire Uselcssness Of the
whole system. To be sure. the fnterroga-
tory h2s an aspect OF being rather crush
ing, until We begin 10 look about and see
how many products Of the public schools
there are who could easily answer the ex-
aminers' question IL they ever came be-
fore the board, as thanks 70 what their
ability and Industry enabled them to get
out D. their school life. is not likely to
be their fortune IL the schools produce
failures, they also produce successes: and
II they are 20 he debitec with the one
Why in reason should they not be credited
with the other ?-Harper's Weekly.
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Schools Don't Supply Brains.

4 recent count in the Indictment to
which the public schools OF this country
are continually being called to plead
demands attention. At civil service ex-
tion for subordinate officials in a
building department one Of the
rs was: what is the differ
three square feet and three
We doubt not that many
,-a- uHaDIs TO answer this query have
lived happy and useful and approximately
successful lives. never having had their
failings revealed by the civil service ex-
aminer. This lot Of applicants for Gov
eminent employment, Il appears, was less
fortunate. the examination discovering
that on this one point At least most Of
them-vaguely stated as several hun
dred''-wero IN = condition Of deplorable
ignorance Of simple mathematics plus a
state q amazing incapaelty 10 eompre-
bend or 20 reason. Are these the prod
ucts Of your bOasted public schools? is
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Increasing the Capacitv-

We have called" said the head OF the
deputation OF citizens. TO protest against
the street car service you are giving US.
Why, some Of Us cannot even get a strap
TO hang on by"
Very we'll, gentlemen; shall at once
Increase the service" said the anabIe
magnate, while the hearts Of the deputa-
ton leaped With ioy-"by putting in
more straps. Baltimore American.
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KIPLINO'S TRIBUTE TO RHODES

When the great Kings return 90 clay. OF
Emperors IN their pride,
Grief OF a day shall III a day because its
creature died.
But we've reckon not with those whom
The mere Fates ordsin
This Power that wrought on Us, and goes
bs.k 90 the Power again
Dreamer devout. by vision led beyond our
guess OF reach.
The travail Of his spirit bred cities in place
Of speech
So huge the administering Thought that drove,
50 brief the term allowed.
Nations. not Wort.S he linked 70 prove his
faith before tho crowd.
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u is his viii that he look forth across the
lands be Won
The granite OF the ancient North. great
spaces washed with sur
There shaH be patient make his seat las
when the death De dlreJ).
And there await the peoples feet in the
paths tiiat he prepared.
There tn the vision he foresaw splendid and
whole arise
And uuimagine5 empires draw 10 vUuneiI
'aoath his skies.
The immense and broodiag spirit stH shall
quicken and control.
He WAS the land. and dead. his soul shah
be her soul
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Mr.. RYLEY RILED Her

Philip H. Ryloy. who Anthony Tweedlepunch show
phrenoOgis all-round Forodora
humor productive quite as
much amusement his circle when of
the during regular performances
Mr. Ryley a comedian the quiet type the same
distinguishes of his grease
joins party little theater chat
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MISS CROSMANS SUCCESS

When Henrietta Crosmau closes her season at
Republic. April 10 she will made the
a Shakespearean comedy the MetrOpos-one
nights Only has this been eQuaed. Edwin
Booth Hamlet" a Winter Garden
Miss Crosnans Rosalind universal praise
placed great
Nelson Mary Anderson. Maurice Campbell
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announced thGL Miss
Crosman would put
on As You Like It."
in New York for a
run. he was t-~afed
with scant courtesy
but since the hrsi
night the -ritics
have all to OF
their hats an keep
On saying lots Of nice
things about the per-
Torrance.
Miss CrOsman quits
New York only be-
cause Oscar Ham
meTstein is under
contract to deliver
the Theater Republic
to David Beiasco for
alterations I h / s
month. Mr.. Hammer
stein wanted Mr..
Campbell 70 consent
to move Miss Cros-
man and AS You
Like It" to the Vic
tOria Theater after
the French opera
finishes. but out-of-
town contracts and
managers would not
be put OF further.
and so the actress
viii finish her sea
son on the road as
originally laid out.
Frederick Warde.
who is under con-
tract 70 Managers
Wagenhals and KEN
per for next season
is to take his present
company to Honolulu
in May, where he is
TO I'll a six weeks
engagement. giving
three performances a
week.
Shakespeare j s
comparatively a nov
city in Hawaii. and
It is therefore ex-
pected to be a very
profitable venture